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Life Upper intermediate Unit 7 pp 61-63

TermDefinition
attentive alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
backpack a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
chew biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
grain Seed of a cereal grass
heart condition a serious problem with someone's heart that might make them seriously ill if it is not treated or controlled
intrigued interested and curious
mask something that covers part or all of someone's face
processed food commercially prepared food bought for convenience
range a number of things that are all different, but of the same sort or type
respectful showing politeness
rush hour the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
shelf a flat board which is attached to a wall, frame, etc., to put things on
sneeze to blow air involuntarily through the nose
stare a fixed look with eyes open wide
sugary sweet
bring up raise look after a child, and care for them until they become an adult
charity shop a store where donated items are sold
disobey to not follow a rule or order
doll's house a small model of a house that children use for playing with dolls
fizzy drink a drink containing small bubbles of gas
nag to keep telling someone to do something in a very anoying way
proficient skilled, expert, or capable
rebel to deliberately refuse to do what you are told or expected to do
reward to give a person something he or she has earned
shame a feeling of being personally humiliated
soft not strict
spoil to always children what they want or ask for, with the result that their characters and personalities develop in a very selfish way
strict to makes sure people obey rules all the time
tell off to speak very angrily to someone who has done something wrong
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