VOA慢速英语:More American Fathers Stay Home to Raise Kids

clique – n. a small group of people who spend time together and who are sometimes not friendly to other people

philanthropy – n. the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people

laid it on the line idiomatic expression : to make something very clear; to be very definite about something

masculine – adj. having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man : masculinity is the noun

anxious – adj. afraid or nervous especially about what may happen : feeling anxiety

volunteer – n. a person who does work without getting paid to do it: volunteer is also a verb

extracurricular – adj. used to describe extra activities (such as sports) that can be done by the students in a school but that are not part of the regular schedule of classes