Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• off the grid: Not depending on public utilities, especially the supply of electricity.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• roll back
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• dust off: To remove dust from something by wiping or brushing.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• going on: To continue doing something
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• important: Having power or authority
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• land: Region or country
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• spawn: Product or result of something
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• datum: Item of factual information
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• grouper: Flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
• teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear