Adolescence /ˌæd

undergo /ˌʌn.dəˈgəʊ/ /-dɚˈgoʊ/ verb [ T ] undergoing , underwent , undergone
to experience something which is unpleasant or which involves a change
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of popularity.


UNIT 11 Design and innovation


balcony /ˈbæl.kə.ni/ noun [ C ]
1. an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level
We had drinks on the hotel balcony.
See picture house
2. an area of seats at an upper level in a theatre
Our seats are in row F of the balcony.
brick /brɪk/ noun BUILDING BLOCK
1. [ C ] a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses
The chimney was made of bricks.
We lived in a Victorian terrace of red -brick houses.
He was so embarrassed - his face went brick -red (= a dark red) .
See also airbrick ; redbrick
building /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ noun [ C or U ]
a structure with walls and a roof such as a house or factory, or the business of making these
The once-empty site was now covered with buildings.
He started off in the building trade before opening his own restaurant.