1.affectionate/ adjective /əˈfek.ʃən.ət/
showing feelings of liking or love.
e.g. He's an affectionate little boy.
affectionately/ adverb /əˈfek.ʃən.ət.li/
e.g. She smiled affectionately at him.
2. bloom/ verb /bluːm/
When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers.
e.g. These flowers will bloom all through the summer.
3. clamor/ verb /ˈklæm.ər/
to make a loud complaint or demand.
e.g. The children were all clamouring for attention.
4. drudgery/ noun /ˈdrʌdʒ.ər.i/
hard boring work.
e.g. I feel like a real drudge - I've done nothing but clean all day!
5. fade/ verb /feɪd/
to (cause to) lose colour, brightness or strength gradually.
e.g. If you hang your clothes out in the bright sun, they will fade.
6. self-sustaining/ adjective
used to describe an activity that can continue without more investment.
e.g. The idea is to make the website a self-sustaining source of revenue.
7. shade/ noun /ʃeɪd/
slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun.
e.g. The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella.
8. story/ noun /ˈstɔː.ri/
a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events.
e.g. Martha chose her favourite book of bedtime stories.
a report in a newspaper or on a news broadcast of something that has happened.
e.g. The main story in the papers today is the president's speech.
a lie
e.g. He made up some story about having to be at his aunt's wedding anniversary.
9. strain/ noun /streɪn/
a force or influence that stretches, pulls or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage.
e.g. The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.
an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much.
e.g. a groin/hamstring strain.
when you feel nervous and worried about something.
e.g. She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.
10. sway/ verb /sweɪ/
to move slowly from side to side.
e.g. The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side/backwards and forwards.
to cause something to move or change.
e.g. Recent developments have swayed the balance of power in the region.
11. urban/ adjective /ˈɜː.bən/
of or in a city or town.
12. wander/ verb  /ˈwɑːn.dɚ/
to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction.
e.g. He was here a moment ago but he's wandered off somewhere.
13. weed/ noun /wiːd/
any wild plant which grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely.
14. affair/ noun /əˈfeər/
a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter.
e.g. She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.
a matter or situation which causes strong public feeling, usually of moral disapproval.
e.g. The President's handling of the affair has been criticised.
15. dose/ noun /doʊs/
a measured amount of something such as medicine.
e.g. The label says to take one dose three times a day.
an amount or experience of something bad or unpleasant.
e.g. The government received a hefty dose of bad news this week.
16. gorgeous/ adjective /ˈɡɔː.dʒəs/
very beautiful or pleasant.
e.g. What a gorgeous room/dress/colour!
gorgeously/ adverb /ˈɡɔː.dʒə.sli/
She's always gorgeously dressed.
gorgeousness/ noun /ˈɡɔː.dʒə.snəs/
17. mineral/ noun /ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
a chemical that your body needs to stay healthy.
e.g. A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.
18. profound/ adjective /prəˈfaʊnd/
felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way.
e.g. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.
19. recount/ verb /rɪˈkaʊnt/
to describe how something happened; to tell a story.
e.g. He recounted his adventures since he had left home.
20. rough/ adjective /rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition.
e.g. It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes.
If a surface such as paper or skin is rough, it does not feel smooth when you touch it.
e.g. My hands get very rough in the cold.
Rough ground is ground that is not used for any particular purpose and is not even and full of wild plants.
roughness/ noun /ˈrʌf.nəs/
21. settle/ verb /ˈset.l̩/
to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement.
e.g. Good, that's all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I'll organize the food.
to arrange something.
e.g. The details of the contract have not yet been settled.
22. trail/ noun /treɪl/
a path through the countryside, often made or used for a particular purpose.
e.g. A forest/mountain trail.
the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal or thing as it moves along.
e.g. The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.
various pieces of information which together show where someone you are searching for has gone.
e.g. The police admit that the thieves have left no trail for them to follow up.
23. transplant/ verb /trænˈsplɑːnt/
to move something, or to be moved, from one place or person to another.
e.g. The plants should be grown indoors until spring, when they can be transplanted outside.
transplantation/ noun /ˌtræn.splɑːnˈteɪ.ʃən/
e.g. Transplantation of organs from living donors raises ethical issues.
24. comprehend/verb/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend/
to understand something completely.
e.g. I fail to comprehend their attitude.
25. inscription/ noun /ɪnˈskrɪp.ʃən/
words that are written or cut in something.
e.g. The inscriptions on the gravestones were worn away.