Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• have to: Must do
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• level off: (Of plane) to start flying at a lower, flat height
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• set up
• look back: To think about past events
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• tease out: To extract or obtain something with persistent effort, especially information.
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• lead out: Guide someone out from inside to outside or away.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• halfway there: Having completed half of the required distance or task; making good progress.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• go places: To be successful in life or in a particular field.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• wall up: To build a wall to close off an entrance or passage.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• zero in: To focus on a target
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• belief system: A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code.
• complete picture: A thorough and comprehensive understanding of a situation or event.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• military: Army or armed forces
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• steep: Very expensive
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• piece: A counter in a board game
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• surround: To be all the way around something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• part: Division of a book
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• level: Specific height of something
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds
• mountaintop: The top of a mountain; summit