Unit 1
food or other things necessary for living; you often take them with you on a long trip somewhere
supplies
a snake-like fish with a thin elongated body and poorly developed fins
eel
walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way (without a purpose)
to wander
members of a government or a law-making organization
politicians
an adjective used to describe a person who has a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities
disabled
mother tongue
to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
to stagger
people who are walking rather than travelling in a vehicle
pedestrians
an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it
the wilderness
a piece of land almost surrounded by water, but still not an island
peninsula
to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly
to put up with sth
people who regularly travel between work or place of education and home, sometimes long distances
commuters
a strong, coarse cloth used by artists to paint on
canvas
a situation in which a place is too blocked or crowded, causing difficulties.
congestion
to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet
to clamber into (sth)
people who have been forced to flee their country of origin because of persecution, war or violence
refugees
heavy-duty waterproof cloth which people often place over various vehicles so as to protect them from water damage
tarpaulin
a sport in which a wide "wing" resembling a parachute is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to slowly descend through the air after jumping from a height
paragliding
to pass through a dense group by moving deftly in between the people or things within
to weave one's way through / to weave through
two words which, in tandem, describe a group of people that travel from place to place rather than living in one place all the time such as the Nukak-Maku people of the Amazon
nomadic tribe