Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• back then: At that time in the past.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• consider: To think carefully about something
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• shrink: To become smaller
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fill: To make something full
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• hyper: Very excited or active
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• radiate: To show a lot of feeling clearly
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
• oxidize: To be exposed to oxygen, as when food goes brown