Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• meet your maker: To die, often implying facing God or afterlife.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• lead to: To result in some action
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• for or against: Expressing support or opposition to something.
• shuffle off this mortal coil: To die; to leave the world of the living.
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• pile: Large amount of something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• mortal: Destined to die; causing death
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• live: To be alive
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• lofty: Having high goals
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• dead: Not alive
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
• hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
• cavalry: Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
• metaphysical: Concerning metaphysics (study of reality of life)
• urn: Vase of varying size and shape
• obelisk: Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy