Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• keystone species: A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• weigh down: To stop a thing moving by putting something on it
• tricks of the trade: Special methods useful for effective work in a particular job.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• lays down: To put down flat, as you put a baby in a bed
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• such as: For example; like
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• next to: Being located along side another
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• ace in the hole: A hidden advantage or resource kept in reserve for use when needed.
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• little man: A man of short stature.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• at least: As a minimum
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• couple: To join something to something else
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• delighted: Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• land: Region or country
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• deeply: To a significant degree
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
• wildlife: All wild animals
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
• flooding: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• aspen: Kind of tree
• keystone: Central building block at the top of an arch
• sherry: Alcoholic drink originating in Spain