Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• going on: To continue doing something
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• gender: State of being male or female
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• important: Having power or authority
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• alive: Living; not dead
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• person: Man, woman or child
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• fix: Answer to a problem
• glitter: To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
• outdate: To be older than