Vocabulary

• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• measure out: To determine and set aside a specific amount of something.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• strength: Condition of being strong
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• amount: Quantity of something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• shrink: To become smaller
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• tiny: Very, very small
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• fabric: Cloth or material
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• due: When something is required or expected
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• scrap: To fight with someone
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• detergent: Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• cylinder: Tube shape with flat ends
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• plane: An airplane
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• emblem: Visual sign or symbol of (nation or organization)
• bead: Small round thing made from stone, glass, liquid
• pane: Piece of glass that fills a window
• eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing