Wordlist for Unit 2 (Environment)

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Wordlist for Unit 1 (Communication)

assertive type of communication

at a reasonable pace

body language

charisma

digression

discord

endeavor

peer

rapport

the life of the party

to be apt

to be on the same wavelength

to build a reputation

to burst into laughter/tears

to clarify smth

to get a word in edgeways

to get sidetracked

to get straight to the point

to have a quick word

to hear smth on the grapevine

to hold center stage

to live out

to put people at ease

to ramble

to remedy the situation

to run out of smth

to sort out

to speak one's mind

to stand out

to strive

to swelter

unceasingly

(nouns)

a cub

banging

carbon dioxide

cataclysm

collapse

complaint

congestion

constraints

consumption

crust

deforestation

desert

dimensions

earthquake

emission

environmentalist

eruption

extinction

eye-sore

fast

fat

findings

fossil

geyser

habitat

headquarters

herbivore

immunity

landscape

likelihood

litter/rubbish

magma

mammals

mess

output

penguin

picturesqueness

poaching

pollution

precursor

predator

prey

priority

reservoir

residents

seal

settlements

species

survey

survival

swarm

turbine

vandalism

vent

venue

volcano

volcanologist

volcanologist

(adjectives)

abandoned

annual

cosmopolitan

cost-effective

environmental

erupting

extinct

floating

irreversible

mindless

molten

on-shore

popping

profitable

reliable

reliant

rush

shrinking

solar

stunning

susceptible

topographical

uncollected

underwater

unpredictable

viable

(verbs)

to affect

to blow

to carry out

to climb off

to constitute

to damage

to emit

to encroach

to erupt

to establish

to evacuate

to exert (on)

to misbehave

to predict

to preserve

to rank

to recharge

to respond (to)

to result (in)

to shrug

to site

to tackle

to threaten

to thrive

to poach

to melt

solidify

to turn out

(word combinations)

affect quality of life

attract complaints

be a at risk

be a precursor of volcanic eruption

be a priority

be a problem of similar scale

be an eyesore

be concerned about litter / rubbish

be good / bad for safety of smth

be in favour of smth

be reliant on the sea

be susceptible to didease

be troubled by anti-social problems

become extinct

build up (the) fat levels

carry out a study

cause anxiety

constitute warning signs

damage people's enjoyment

damage the environment

develop immunity

emit carbon dioxide

energy consumption

establish the extent of smth

face extinction

feel strongly

force smd into unnatural fast

get out of hand

get public approval

make people safe

organize some publicity

preserve an air of picturesqueness

protest to local government

result in collapse of smth

run out of smth

spoil the landscape

tackle noise pollution

threaten the species with extinction

be variable and unpredictable

break-up of sea ice

cost effective

crime rate

dog mess

fossil fuel

lack of consideration

magma chamber

peak summer months

retreating sea ice

rush hour

traffic congestion

wind farm

wind power output

abandoned vehicles

alternative sources of energy

commercially viable site

cosmopolitan atmosphere with / without proper preparation

environmental groups

floating banks of ice

human settlement

mindless vandalism

primary species

primary species

renewable energy sources

shrinking ice

solar power

stunning views

topographical constraints

uncollected litter

underwater volcano

urban \ local / extreme environment