The natural world part 1

at the present time, especially when compared to the past

very serious or bad

the act of saying what you think will happen in the future

the process of destroying something

coming or happening very soon

having a long distance from the top to the bottom

to the degree that

the weather conditions that an area usually has

the activity of talking and doing things with other people, or the way you do this/the way that two or more things combine and have an effect on each other

A time-honoured tradition or way of doing things is one that has been used for a long time.

not changed by something

someone sent by God to tell people what to do, or to say what will happen in the future

a person, animal, or team that wins a competition

a person who has experience and skill in fighting in a war, especially in the past

extremely big, or much bigger than other similar things

death, destruction, and other unpleasant events that cannot be avoided

used when something is not certain

all the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age/ a period of about 25 to 30 years, the time it takes for a child to become an adult and take the place of their parents in society

a period of 1000 years, often calculated from the date when Christ is thought to have been born

a period of 100 years, especially used in giving dates

a period of time in history that is special for a particular reason

If you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it.

continuing for a long time and never finishing, or never seeming to finish

a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war