Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• set off: To start a journey
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• urge: A strong desire for something
• strike: To hit something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• evolve: To develop certain features
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• ignite: To catch fire
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• rebellious: Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• adolescent: Teenager developing into an adult
• longing: To have a strong desire for something or someone
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• passively: So as to quietly accept what happens
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'