Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• toughen up: To become stronger, more resilient, or less sensitive.
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• such as: For example; like
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• consider: To think carefully about something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• initially: At first; originally
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• prominent: Being important or well known
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• blast: To attack someone with words
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• altogether: All things considered
• masculine: Having the characteristics associated with males
• century: Period of 100 years
• sprint: To race or move at full speed
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• piece: A counter in a board game
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• truth: Real facts about something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• abolition: Act of abolishing a bad practice or institution
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• torrent: A great deal of; many
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• afterthought: Addition not included in the original plan
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings