Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• paid work: Employment for which one receives payment; a job.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• left out: To forget; omit
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• consider: To think carefully about something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• notable: Being famous or well-known
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• revival: Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• melody: Song; music
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
• afro: Rounded curly hairdo