Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of fashion: No longer fashionable or in style.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• fashion trends: The latest styles and popular items in clothing, accessories, and appearance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• going on: To continue doing something
• stand out
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• slightly: Only a little
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• shift: To change in position or direction
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• military: Army or armed forces
• pile: Large amount of something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• require: To demand that someone does something
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• gigantic: Extremely large
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• extrovert: Person who enjoys being with other people
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• decadent: Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• great: Very good; better than before
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• historically: In history; in the past
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• daytime: The time of day you can see the sun
• beehive: Nest of bees
• dandy: Man who is far too interested in his clothes
• victorian: Typical of 19th century standards or conduct
• beau: Handsome man; a boyfriend