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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
society |
all of the people in a large geographical area who share the
same customs and values |
American society places a lot of importance on freedom and
independence. |
| 2 |
to contribute to ~ |
to give to |
Bill Gates charity contributes a lot to improving society. |
| 3 |
be moody |
a persons mood often changes dramatically from good to bad |
Bill's wife is always so moody. I hope he doesn't bring her to
the party. |
| 4 |
to act out |
to do something bad or rude as a way to express your
dissatisfaction with another area of your life |
His home life was really horrible, so he started to act out at
school; punching other kids and stealing small items. |
| 5 |
be mature |
to exhibit the psychological traits of an adult, things like
self-control and calmness, etc. |
I found that after I spent a few years in college, I became
much more mature than I had been in high school. |
| 6 |
a youth |
the general word for all young people, usually used in news
reports or official documents |
A youth was found lying asleep on the sidewalk outside the
convenience store. |
| 7 |
a juvenile delinquent |
a young person who is very bad, like a criminal |
The juvenile delinquent stole a car and drove to Mexico when he
was fifteen years old. |
| 8 |
to pay board |
to pay the rental fee for your room or apartment |
If you are a teenager, paying board to your parents is not
important; However, if you still live with your parents into your
20's and 30's, paying board is a good idea. |
| 9 |
to live rent free |
to be able to stay in a house or apartment without paying
rent |
The young man lived rent free by taking care of the elderly
home owner. |
| 10 |
to mooch off ~ |
to try and get good things or gifts from someone in a better
financial position than you are |
He didn't have a job, so he was always mooching off his
parents. |
| 11 |
to move out |
to leave a house or apartment in which you had been living |
I moved out of my parents' house when I was 21, and I never
looked back. |
| 12 |
to face a problem |
to have a problem, to be unable to escape a problem |
He faced a problem with his finances after he lost his
job. |
| 13 |
freedom |
the ability to do what you want when you want to |
I didn't have much freedom when I was a child; nowadays, since
I have my own job and my own bank account, I have a lot of
freedom. |
| 14 |
a curfew |
a time by which you must return home |
My curfew was nine o'clock when I was in junior high
school. |
| 15 |
authority |
power, the ability to control things |
My father had a lot of authority in our house; he made most of
the decisions. |
| 16 |
to rebel |
to do something that will displease someone who is trying to
control you |
When I was a teenager, I rebelled against my Christian
upbringing by listening to heavy metal rock music and smoking
cigarettes. |
| 17 |
one’s taste in music |
the kinds of music a person likes |
My taste in music is very wide; anything from enka to rap. |
| 18 |
hormones |
chemicals released in a person's body that make them act in a
certain way |
When a person becomes a teenager, various new hormones are
released by their body and they begin to take risks, rebel, and
become very moody. |
| 19 |
peer pressure |
social pressure from one's friends, usually resulting in bad
behavior |
I felt a lot of peer pressure when I was a teenager; my friends
smoked, and they wanted me to smoke, too. |
| 20 |
depression |
the state of being sad for no real reason |
Many teenagers suffer depression due to the wide and confusing
adult world that is opening in front of them. |
| 21 |
to educate ~ on ~ |
to teach someone about something |
Teenage girls should be educated on the dangers of unwanted
pregnancy. |