Vocabulary

• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• filter down: To spread or pass gradually from the rich to the poor.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• evolve: To develop certain features
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• atmosphere: Air around us
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• huge: Very very large
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• radically: Completely or extremely
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• devote: To dedicate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• mortal: Destined to die; causing death
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• great: Very good; better than before
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• regenerate: To form or create new things
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• spear: Long hunting stick with a sharp point
• boar: Wild pig
• rhinoceros: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• aspen: Kind of tree
• deciduous: (Of leaves) falling off during the fall