Vocabulary

• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• close: Almost; near
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• enterprise: A business or organization
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• agriculture: The science of farming
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• biology: The study of living things
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• spawn: Product or result of something
• fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• iceland: An island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• zealand: Largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
• workin: To make an effort to do something