Vocabulary

• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
• verge: Brink or threshold
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• land: Region or country
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• spiky: Having a long sharp point
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• area: Amount of measured space
• sage: Someone who is very wise
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• esophagus: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
• weak: Not having a strong character
• live: To be alive
• come: To arrive at a place
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• courtship: Animal's showy actions to attract a sexual partner
• mule: Animal breed combining a horse and a donkey
• peacock: Bird with colorful long feathers
• sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
• elk: Largest North American deer that has a lot of hair
• grouse: Bird hunted for food and sport, e.g. in Scotland