Vocabulary

• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• going on: To continue doing something
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• came up short: To fail to achieve a desired goal or result; to not have enough of something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get by with: To manage or cope with something, often with limited resources.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• shrink: To become smaller
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• surround: To be all the way around something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• extraordinarily: Extremely
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• reed: Person's name
• cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
• farmland: Rural area where farming is practiced
• peach: Round sweet furry fruit that grows on trees
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
• sprinkler: Device used to shower water on plants, bodies
• diva: Female operatic star
• shotgun: Double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey
• pa: Father