Vocabulary

• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• pest control: The regulation or management of species defined as a pest.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• in the mood: Wanting to do something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• born and bred: Having been born and raised in a particular place or environment.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• out of energy: Having no energy; exhausted.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• clean house: To remove unwanted people or things; make major changes.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• tiny: Very, very small
• saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• tick: To function properly or normally
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• person: Man, woman or child
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• pest: Person, often a small child, who bothers people
• comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• peppermint: A mint candy
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• slab: Thick, flat slice of something
• termite: Small white tropical insect which eats wood
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• poppy: Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
• wintertime: Coldest season of the year