Vocabulary

• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• going on: To continue doing something
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• consider: To think carefully about something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• flexible: Bending easily
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• leave: To go away from; depart
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
• anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• deepen: To become louder, lower or greater in degree
• sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
• reconnect: To connect again
• teammate: Fellow member of a team
• beck: Poetic mountain stream; brook
• robin: Person's name