Vocabulary

• turn on
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• across from: Being on the other side
• have to: Must do
• in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• snuggle: To put yourself into a warm, comfortable position
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• summarize: To state the main or most important ideas
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• dungeon: Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• defective: Having a defect; faulty
• heterosexual: Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• soldier: Person working in an army to fight
• wit: Ability to make clever jokes and remarks quickly
• synergy: Increased effectiveness from working together
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• homosexuality: Sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
• altruism: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
• plumbing: To measure the depth of something
• clan: Group of related families or people
• heartbreaking: Causing or marked by grief or great sorrow
• magnetism: Property causing metal objects to attract or repel
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• songwriter: Composer of words or music for popular songs