Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• for sake of: For the purpose or benefit of something or someone.
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• dinner: Main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• living: To be alive
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• til: Until
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• size: How big or small a thing is
• preferably: In a way that would be better
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• add: To include as well
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• dug: To move material to create a hole
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• skill: Ability to do something well
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• breeding: To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• host: Mass; a great number
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• evolve: To develop certain features
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
• embodiment: The perfect example of a concept; personification
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• gauntlet: Thick heavy glove worn to protect hands and arms
• miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• jackpot: The big prize in a lottery, game of chance, etc.
• poach: To cook something gently in boiling liquid
• worrisome: Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• noxious: (Of substance) poisonous/harmful to living things
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• awaiting: To keep ready for future needs
• pong: To smell badly
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock