Vocabulary

• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• seal of approval: An indication that something is of a high standard or officially approved.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• slightly: Only a little
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• consider: To think carefully about something
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• aid: To help others and provide things
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• solely: With no one or nothing else
• sharp: Person's name
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• propulsion: Forward movement often under power
• add: To include as well
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• depiction: Picture or a written description of something
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• skate: Flat sea fish
• skater: Person who moves wearing ice skates
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years