Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• for instance: As an example.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• cut away: To do something different, as to change direction
• keep watch: To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• very much so: To a great extent; indeed
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• aside from
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• take down: To capture physically
• go away: To go on vacation
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• look back: To think about past events
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• depletion: Reducing the amount, strength or number of
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• fjord: Long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
• halibut: Very large flatfish with lean flesh
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• ay: A vote meaning 'yes' in parliament, etc.