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adopted
adopted (adj)
when a child lives and grows up with adults who aren't their natural parents
apart
apart (adv)
when people or things aren't together
brokedown
break down (v)
to stop working correctly, often used with machines or relationships
cope
cope (v)
a verb usually used in the negative form, to describe a situation which is very difficult for someone to manage
details
details (n)
more exact, specific information about something
emigrated
emigrate (v)
to go and live in a foreign country
gaveup
give up (v)
to stop doing something, often something which has been happening for some time
gettoknow
get to know (v)
to find out more about something, often used to refer to people and relationships
hugs
hugs (n)
when you hold someone or something in your arms
lookafter
look after (v)
to take care of someone or something; for example, a nurse looks after ill people
maidenname
maiden name (n)
a woman's name before she gets married and uses her husband's name
searching
search (v)
to try to find someone or something
surviving
surviving (adj)
still alive
tears
tears (n)
drops of liquid that come from your eyes when you're very sad (or very happy!)
encounter
encounter (n)
a meeting, often one that isn't planned
yak
yak (n)
a type of semi-domestic ox found in the Himalayas and Tibet
co
co-operative (adj)
people working together for something
announce
announce (v)
to say something, often in a formal situation
colonise
colonise (v)
to go and live somewhere nobody has lived before, and start a community there; the noun is colony
disbelief
disbelief (n)
not believing something
escargot
escargot (n)
the French word for snail
expense
expense (n)
cost; noun related to the adjective expensive
waste
waste (v)
to use inefficiently or too much of something such as water, electricity or money
fancy
fancy (v)
informal verb, which means "I'd like..." or "Would you like...?"
get
get used to (v)
to practise something new, often difficult at first, until you can do it well
gravity
gravity (n)
the force that makes things fall to, or stay on, the ground
honeymoon
honeymoon (n)
a holiday you go on after you get married
increase
increase (v)
to make or have more of something
lack
lack (n)
when there isn't very much, or enough, of something
nasa
NASA (n)
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organisation responsible for space travel and research
orbit
orbiting (adj)
travelling around an object, like a planet (the verb and the noun are orbit)
poles
poles (n)
the two points at the top and bottom of a sphere
resort
resort (n)
a group of buildings - hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. - where people go on holiday
solar
solar panel (n)
an object that is used to convert heat from the sun into energy
view
view (n)
things you can see from a particular place
at
at home (adv)
comfortable and relaxed in a place or situation
energy
energy (n)
the force or power that objects or people have
harmoniously
harmoniously (adv)
when things go together well, for example, musical notes
improve
improve (v)
to make something better
neighbour
neighbour (n)
a person who lives in the house or flat next to yours
greenhouse
greenhouse (n)
a building made of glass where you can grow vegetables and plants that need protection from the weather
locked
locked (adj)
closed with a key
move
move house (v)
to go to live in a different house
removal
removal men (n)
men whose job is to move furniture when a person goes to live in a different house