Unit 6

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accelerate
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to speed up
accuracy
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the ability to do something in an exact way without making a mistake
arrival
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when someone or something arrives somewhere
at the last minute
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at the last possible time, just before it is too late
be in the middle of doing sth
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to be busy doing something
be in time (for sth)
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to be in the perfect moment for something
be on the point of doing sth
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to be going to do something very soon
be on time
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to arrive somewhere punctually
be running late
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to arrive, go somewhere, or do something late
begin with
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used to introduce the first and most important point you want to make; during the first part of a process or activity
behavioural
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connected to behaviour
blur
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a shape that you cannot see clearly
by the time
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before or not later than a particular time
combination
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two or more different things that exist together or are used or put together
confident
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sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect
daily
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happening or done every day
deadly
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likely to cause death
deep – depth – deepen
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depth: the distance from the top surface of something such as a river or hole to the bottom of it
dramatically
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in a great and sudden way
educator
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a teacher or someone involved in the process of educating people
enthusiasm
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a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it
environmental
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concerning or affecting natural environment
every other (day/week, etc.)
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each second day/week, etc.
exciting
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making you feel excited
expand
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to become larger in size, number or amount, or to make something become larger
failure
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a lack of success in achieving or doing something
functional
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designed to be useful rather than beautiful or attractive
high – height – heighten
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height: how tall someone or something is
in good time
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if you do something in good time, you do it early enough to be ready for a particular time or event
in no time
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very quickly or soon
industrial
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relating to industry or the people working in it
inhabitant
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one of the people who live in a particular place
keep up the momentum
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to keep increasing, developing or being more successful
long – length – lengthen
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length: the measurement of how long something is from one end to the other
miniature
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much smaller than normal
narrative
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a description of events in a story, especially in a novel
naturalist
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someone who studies plants or animals
neutralise
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to prevent something from having any effect
occasionally
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sometimes, but not regularly and not often
on a daily basis
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the way that something happens every day, or the way that something is organised or done every day
perspective
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a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are
poisonous
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containing poison or producing poison
predator
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an animal that kills and eats other animals
prey
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an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
project
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to cause an image to appear on screen
revolve
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to move around like a wheel
separate
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not joined
sequence
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the order that something happens or exists in, or the order it is supposed to happen or exist in
shortage
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a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need
sooner or later
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used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future, though you cannot be sure exactly when
speed up
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to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster
stick at
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to continue doing something in a determined way in order to achieve something
strong – strength – strengthen
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strength: the physical power and energy that makes someone strong
struggle
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to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
survival strategies
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ways to survive
target
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an object, person or place that is deliberately chosen to be attacked
territory
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land that is owned or controlled by someone/something
throughout
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during all of a particular period, from the beginning to the end
variety
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a lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some way
weight – weigh
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weight: how heavy something is when you measure it
wide – width – widen
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width: the distance from one side of something to the other

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