Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• set off: To start a journey
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• material: Cloth; fabric
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• strike: To hit something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• shift: To change in position or direction
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• tiny: Very, very small
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• valuable: Being useful or important
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• tale: Story that is not true
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• gritty: Showing strong determination
• meteor: Rock from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• white: Person's name
• petrify: To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
• oxidize: To be exposed to oxygen, as when food goes brown