Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• advanced age: Old age; a late stage in life.
• window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• at least: As a minimum
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• ride out: To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shed: Small building used for storage
• initial: First letter of your given name
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• menstrual: Concerning a female's period
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• fill: To make something full
• symphony: Harmony of color or sound
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
• pituitary: Concerning the pituitary gland
• menstruation: Monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• tampon: Pad inserted in the vagina by menstruating women
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• estrogen: General term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
• follicle: Small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
• crimson: Deep purplish-red color
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• contraception: Birth control; prevention of pregnancy