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.
• consider: To think carefully about something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• 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
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
• occupation: A career or regular job
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• notable: Being famous or well-known
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• racial: Of or relating to race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
• revival: Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• billboard: Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
• afro: Rounded curly hairdo