Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work out
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• miserable: Very unhappy
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• trend: Current style or fashion
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• investigation: Search for information about something
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• public: Owned by the government
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• menopause: Mid-life period when women's periods stop
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• long: Person's name
• longitudinal: Going from the top to the bottom of something
• transitional: Regarding changes in state, movement, place etc.
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• upend: To overturn or turn up on end