Vocabulary

• first words: The initial words spoken by a baby or young child.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in good condition: Being in a satisfactory or healthy state; not damaged or deteriorated.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• shift: To change in position or direction
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• require: To demand that someone does something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• blow: To move something using air
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• slam: To criticize sharply
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• previously: At an earlier time
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• anatomical: Concerning the structure of human body, etc.
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• menopause: Mid-life period when women's periods stop
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• close: Almost; near
• thyroid: Of thyroid gland or cartilage in neck or throat
• voice: Ability to sing well
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• amplitude: Breadth, width or largeness of something
• larynx: Hollow organ in throat containing the vocal chords