Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• per year: For each year; annually.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• address: Exact street location of a place
• require: To demand that someone does something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• exception: Something different or not included
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• allege: To state without proof
• parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• vocational: Concerning the training in special job skills