Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• from cradle to grave: Covering someone’s entire life, from birth to death.
• cradle to grave: From birth to death; encompassing an entire lifespan.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• spell it out: To explain something clearly and in detail.
• hang with: To spend time with someone.
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• check out
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• decade: Period of 10 years
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• toil: To do hard physical work for a long time
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• preach: To write or speak about so as to persuade people
• cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
• predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
• tombstone: Stone that is used to mark a grave
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
• peacock: Bird with colorful long feathers
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat