Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• going on: To continue doing something
• lay down on: To neglect duties or avoid work or effort.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• come clean: To confess fully; to admit wrongdoing.
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• trend: Current style or fashion
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• conceive: To become pregnant
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• century: Period of 100 years
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• prevalence: Fact of being widespread or common
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• license: To give official permission to do something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• historical: Connected with the past
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• historian: Someone who studies the course of history
• seminal: Being the inspiration for future development
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• reformation: Religious movement to reform the Catholic Church
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle
• poly: Multiple; many