Vocabulary

• plain sailing: Easy progress; a situation without problems.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at school: Present and attending school.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• over the way: Located nearby or close by, often across the road.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• identical: The same in every way
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• eerily: In an unnatural mysterious manner
• psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
• springer: Breed of a small brown and white spaniel dog