The Stages of Life

Question 1

the time when you are an adult
Synonym(s): maturity
Antonym(s): childhood

Answer 1

ADULTHOOD
E.g. During my young adulthood, I suffered from burned out
Collocation + ~:
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Question 2

the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
Synonym(s): early life, teenage years
Antonym(s):

Answer 2

ADOLESCENCE
E.g. During my adolescence, I was sometimes shy and lacking in self-confidence
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: early, late, reach(v), during, in

Question 3

the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up
Synonym(s): nurture
Antonym(s):

Answer 3

STABLE UPBRINGING
E.g. My sister and I had a very stable upbringing during our childhood
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Question 4

to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing
Synonym(s): bring up/encourage/cultivate
Antonym(s):

Answer 4

NURTURE
E.g. My sister nurtured a love of language in me
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Question 5

to develop from being a child to being an adult
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):

Answer 5

GROW UP WITH SOMEBODY
E.g. I grow up with my parents
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Question 6

to look after a child until he or she becomes an adult
Synonym(s): rear
Antonym(s):

Answer 6

BE BROUGHT UP
E.g. Hà was brought up very strictly
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Question 7

developed to their full size and will not grow any bigger
Synonym(s): adult
Antonym(s):

Answer 7

FULLY-GROWN
E.g. This will be a big dog when it’s full grown.
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Question 8

“a large stone building made specially to contain the body of a dead person, or the dead bodies of an important family
Synonym(s): tomb
Antonym(s): “

Answer 8

“MAUSOLEUM /ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
E.g. the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “