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ns / noun [ U ]
the period of time in a person's life when they are developing into an adult:
She had a troubled adolescence.
yet another novel about the joys and sorrows of adolescence
adulthood / d.lt.hd / / dlt- / noun [ U ]
the part of someone's life when they are an adult:
People in England legally reach adulthood at 18.
Responsibility, I suppose, is what defines adulthood.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
character / kr.k.t r
/ / ker.k.t / noun (PERSON)
C2 [ C ] a person, especially when you are describing a particular quality that they
have:
She's a curious character - I don't really know what to think of her.
There were one or two strange-looking characters hanging around the bar.
C1 [ C ] INFORMAL someone whose behaviour is different from most people's,
especially in a way that is interesting or funny:
He's quite a character/ a real character, is Ted - he's 70 now and still riding that
motorbike.
Word partners for character (QUALITY)
a distinct / distinctive character change the character of sth in sb's character
out of character
Word partners for character (IN A STORY)
the central / leading / main character a minor character play a character
depict / portray a character a character based on sb
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
interaction / n.trk. n /
/ -t t- / noun [ C or U ]
C1 an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to
each other:
There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.
Language games are usually intended to encourage student interaction.
The play follows the interactions of three very different characters.
nature / ne.t r
/ / -t / noun (LIFE)
A2 [ U ] all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces,
and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather,
the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth:
her love of nature
This new technique of artificially growing cells copies what actually happens in
nature.
a nature article/book/programme
Nature
the force that is responsible for physical life and that is sometimes spoken of as a
person:
Feeling tired-out is Nature's way of telling you to rest.
Nature gave these tiny creatures the ability to reproduce quickly when food is
abundant.
Word partners for nature (LIFE)
the forces of / laws of nature a nature lover be found in nature in nature
nature conservation
Word partners for nature (TYPE)
the nature of sth [different/temporary, etc.] in nature of a [confidential/similar,
etc.] nature the exact / precise / true nature of sth the changing / complex
/ political / serious nature of sth alter / change / reflect the nature of sth
relations [ plural ]
B2 the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each
other:
Relations between him and his new wife are rather strained.
FORMAL Britain enjoys friendly relations with Canada.
C2 a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the
same thing:
There's such rivalry among/between my three sons.
There's fierce rivalry for the job/ to get the job.
ADJECTIVE
maternal / mt.n l /
/ -t- / adjective
behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a
kind, loving way:
maternal instincts
She is very maternal towards her staff.
COMPARE paternal
related to a mother's side of the family:
Her maternal grandmother (= mother's mother) is still alive.
maternally / -i / adverb
parental / pren.t l /
/ -t t l / adjective
connected with parents or with being a parent:
parental advice/influence
The government repeatedly stressed its support for parental choice in the selection
of a child's school.
PERSON)
C2 money or objects that someone gives you when they die:
The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.
At 21 she came into her inheritance (= it was given to her) .
nurture / n.t r
/ / n.t / verb [ T ] FORMAL (HELP DEVELOP)
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children
or plants, and help them to develop:
She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.
a carefully nurtured garden
to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful:
As a record company director, his job is to nurture young talent .
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