Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• bitter end: The painful conclusion to something
• such as: For example; like
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• valuable: Being useful or important
• superior: Better; higher quality
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• dawn: First light of day
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• role: Character played by an actor
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• sharp: Person's name
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• forage: Plants that animals eat
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• carcass: Dead body of an animal
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• agility: Graceful quick and nimble movements
• long: Person's name
• close: Almost; near
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• clean: Completely; entirely
• etch: To cut lines on metal to make a picture
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim