Unit 1, reading, The Power of Books 📚

abundance

more than enough of something (достаток)

cumbersome

awkward, large, or heavy (громіздкий)

day-to-day life

everyday life (повсякденне життя)

e-book

electronic book (електронна книга)

groundbreaking

completely new and innovative (новаторський)

hustle and bustle

noisy and busy activity (гомін і метушня)

in-person

physically present / yourself (особисто)

memoir

personal record of events (мемуари)

on-demand entertainment

immediate entertainment upon request (розваги за запитом)

problem-solving

finding solutions to problems (вирішення проблем)

screen exposure

time spent looking at electronic screens (час перед екраном)

tangible

real and not imaginary (відчутний, реальний)

to dwindle

to become smaller (зменшуватися)

to enhance

to improve the quality of something (покращувати)

to flick through sth

to quickly look at pages (швидко перегортати)

to hone

to improve or refine an ability (відточувати)

to immerse oneself in a book

to get carried away by reading (поринути в книгу)

to keep the brain engaged

to stimulate the mind (тримати мозок у тонусі)

to pose problems

to cause issues (створювати проблеми)

to vie for sth

to compete for something (змагатися за щось)

underestimated

underrated (недооцінений)

unrelenting

extremely determined or continuous (невблаганний, невідступний)