Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• next to: Being located along side another
• branch out: To expand or diversify one's interests or activities.
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• finish up: To complete or bring something to an end.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• from the top: From the beginning.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• have to: Must do
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• have on: To be wearing something.
• float away: To drift or move gently away on water or in the air.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• section: A part of a whole
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• spike: The top point in a graph
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• celery: Long hard thin green vegetable
• ovary: Egg-producing organ of female humans and animals
• part: Division of a book
• embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• reproduction: Act or process of producing a copy of something
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• muscular: Having strong or developed muscles
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• cork: The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• cot: Bed with high sides for a baby
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• stamen: Male reproductive organ of a flower