Vocabulary

• of a certain age: Refers politely to someone who is middle-aged or older.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fluff up: To make something look fuller and softer by shaking or patting it.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• tricky question: A question that is difficult to answer, often because it is designed to be confusing or misleading.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• important: Having power or authority
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• part: Division of a book
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• noun: The subject or object of a sentence
• rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fluff: Soft light material, full of air
• regenerate: To form or create new things
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• follicle: Small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
• goose: Large water bird related to a duck
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
• manhood: State of being a man
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father