Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• have to: Must do
• at sea
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• game over: The end of a game or a situation.
• set on: To attack
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• make short work of: To finish a task quickly and efficiently.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• fill up
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• neck of the woods: Refers to a particular area or region where someone lives.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• barely: Only just; just possible
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• ranger: Official who manages and protects a park or forest
• prickly: Causing or having a sharp needle-like feeling
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• pelican: Large bird that has a long deep bill to catch fish