Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• grind down: To reduce or weaken something gradually.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• grind up: To break something into small pieces by crushing it.
• green light
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• check out
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• tiny: Very, very small
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• sassy: Improperly forward or bold
• mount: To attach something to something else
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• opaque: Hard to see through; cloudy
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
• price: Person's name
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
• tusk: Long curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
• quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
• aqua: Blue tinged with green