Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• fill up
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• light on: To illuminate something.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• keystone species: A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• left out: To forget; omit
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• afford: To make available, to provide
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fill: To make something full
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• great: Very good; better than before
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• restoration: Renewing/repairing building to its original state
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
• wade: Person's name
• wetland: Low area where the land is saturated with water
• freshwater: Water that is not salty