Vocabulary

• sweat out: To endure or wait anxiously for something to happen.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• back then: At that time in the past.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for show: Done only to impress others, not for real use.
• slurp up: To drink (something) noisily.
• grind up: To break something into small pieces by crushing it.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• disparate: Not alike; that cannot be compared
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
• beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
• nipple: Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
• eyewitness: Someone who sees and event with their own eyes