Vocabulary

• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• have to: Must do
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• draw up: To create a formal document
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• grasp: Person's control over something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• agony: Great pain or suffering
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• constitute: To become a group of
• anthropology: Study of human origins, development and society
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry