Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• have to: Must do
• in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• lead to: To result in some action
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• introvert: Person who does not like social contact
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• evolve: To develop certain features
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
• workplace: Place where work is done