Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• have to: Must do
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• tire out: To exhaust or make someone very tired.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• next to: Being located along side another
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• forest: Large area with many trees
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• regenerate: To form or create new things
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
• sap: Foolish person who is easy to trick
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• fungal: Concerning fungi
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• evergreen: Tree or shrub that bears foliage all the year
• mulch: Material spread round plants to stop weeds, etc.
• peat: Acid black material used as soil for some plants