Vocabulary

• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• go on: To continue doing something
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• tiny: Very, very small
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• alive: Living; not dead
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• wildlife: All wild animals
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• heath: Area of land that is poor for growing plants