Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• deal with
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• biscuit: A cookie
• clean: Completely; entirely
• holiday: Day when people don't go to work or school
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
• great: Very good; better than before
• finer: Of higher quality
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• let: To allow someone to do something
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• size: How big or small a thing is
• area: Amount of measured space
• interestingly: You'll find this surprising; in an interesting way
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• due: When something is required or expected
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• weight: How heavy something is
• wrapper: Loose dressing gown for women
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• oceanic: Concerning the ocean
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• financially: From a financial point of view
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• researcher: Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
• sampling: To try (e.g. food), to see if you like it
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• separation: A line that separates; a point of parting; a gap
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• trawl: Conical net used in fishing
• manta: Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• inlet: Water protruding into land, e.g. a bay
• colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
• centrifugal: Moving away from the center of a turning object
• manpower: The workers available
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant