Vocabulary

• below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• on the cheap: In an inexpensive way; cheaply.
• going on: To continue doing something
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• interact with
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• elbow room: Enough space to move or act freely.
• at least: As a minimum
• one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• weed out: To remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• deal with
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conduct: Your behavior
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• defense: Argument in support of something
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• hub: Center of action or interest
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• grizzly: Grayish
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• forest: Large area with many trees
• respirator: Device that supplies oxygen for breathing
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• fungal: Concerning fungi
• muck: Dirt; mud; filth
• kin: People to whom a person is related
• regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• birch: Type of tree whose leaves fall in winter
• fir: Type of evergreen tree
• yin: In Chinese philosophy, female force joining yang
• mama: A mother