Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• lead to: To result in some action
• have on: To be wearing something.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• going on: To continue doing something
• lay it on: To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of whack: Not in proper working order; not functioning correctly.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
• bang up: To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• for instance: As an example.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• turn into: To change to become something else
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• huge deal: Something very important or significant.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• at least: As a minimum
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• knack: Ability or talent to do something
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• grass: To betray someone
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
• rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• farmland: Rural area where farming is practiced
• freshwater: Water that is not salty