Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turn into: To change to become something else
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hub: Center of action or interest
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• silently: In a perfectly quiet way