Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• have to: Must do
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• hiding out: The act of concealing oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• shrink: To become smaller
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• huge: Very very large
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
• behave: To act correctly
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• great: Very good; better than before
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• area: Amount of measured space
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
• impenetrable: Incapable of being penetrated or pierced
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• snare: To trap using a device or clever trick
• smell: To have a particular odor
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• dung: Excretion from animals
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• mutilation: Injury that causes disfigurement
• vocalization: Act of expressing something with spoken words
• lowland: Low level country