Vocabulary

• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• by means of: Using; with the help of.
• fall away: Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
• bear fruit: To produce good results or success after effort.
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe