06_Single_and_happy_its_the_freemales

household

- The number of households of only one person is on the rise.

to overturn

- to overturn a government/a decision/an image

mediocre

- not very high quality

social life

- He has little or no social life and has severe problems in making friends.

to fulfil; to fulfill (AE)

- to fulfil one’s dreams/potential
- → fulfilled (adj): a fulfilled life; fulfilment (n); fulfilling (adj)

ageing population

- population that is getting older and older

to cohabit

- a cohabiting couple

to work long hours

- The job is well-paid, but you have to work long hours, and sometimes during the weekend.

sociologist

- someone who studies human behaviour in society, e.g. social institutions and organisations and how they interact with the individual
- → sociology (n); sociological (adj)

to dissolve

- Stir until the powder has dissolved.

gap year

- During his gap year he travelled and worked in Australia, but he went back to England for university.

launch a career

- The unexpected success of her short films helped her launch a career as a serious film director.