Vocabulary

• food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
• source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• utterly: Completely
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• evolve: To develop certain features
• hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• important: Having power or authority
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• point: An item to be discussed
• modify: To make minor change to something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• daily: Happening every day
• tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• disposition: Normal attitude or mood of someone
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• ostrich: Very large bird that cannot fly, with a long neck
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• let: To allow someone to do something
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• compliant: Willing to obey, follow the wishes of others
• saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
• munching: To eat something quickly or loudly
• chute: Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
• baron: Very influential, powerful person in a business
• zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal