Nouns related to the environment
animals, birds, insects, etc. that are not pets and live in a natural environment (starts with w)
wildlife
to become greater in size, number or importance; to make something greater in size, number or importance (starts with e)
to expand
potato chips in British English (starts with c)
crisps
that needs to be dealt with or happen immediately (starts with u)
urgent
a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose; also used in some games (starts with s)
strategy
energy sources such as coal or oil that were formed over millions of years from parts of dead animals or plants (2 words)
fossil fuels
to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something, often multiple times (starts with i)
to insist
sports shoes in British English (starts with t)
trainers
more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things (starts with d)
dominant
the ability to do something well (starts with c)
competence
a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing (starts with e)
extinction
formal - to gain, get or obtain something (starts with a)
to acquire
a piece of material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut; in US English, band aid (starts with p)
plaster
necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist (starts with v)
vital
one of several parts of which something is made (starts with c)
component
the process of burying large amounts of waste material OR waste material that will be buried in the ground
landfill
to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc.
to maintain
organisations for helping people in need, considered as a group; the money, food, help, etc. that they give
charity
a thing or an act which causes damage to or breaks something
destructive
connected with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things; how good something looks
aesthetic(s)
the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area
deforestation
to expect something OR to think with pleasure and excitement about something that is going to happen
to anticipate
a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods (old-fashioned)
merchant
able to understand something by using feelings rather than by considering the facts OR easy to understand and to use (e.g. a computer)
intuitive
the quality in something of being very suitable for the purpose it was designed for; practicality
functionality