Vocabulary

many

a lot

not few

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

number

amount

somewhat

how much?

how many?

(phone number, student ID etc) what number?

few

less

to lack

to be missing

to stop (doing sth)

seldom

young

cannot do without

to be unavoidable

are bound to be many

child

girl

young lady

early youth

youngster

(literary) youth

young man

small number

few

minority

rare

infrequent

Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

rare; seldom seen

(formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you

a smidgen

a little bit

a few

absolutely necessary

indispensable

essential

more or less

extremely few

a small minority

sparse

rare

lack

shortage of

shortfall

to be short (of)

to lack

at least

(to say the) least

adolescent

youth

teenager