Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• newspaper: Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
• read: Person's name
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• jacket: Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• bad: Not good; wrong
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• fill: To make something full
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• special: Being additional or extra
• adverb: A word that modifies verbs and adjectives
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• pink: Color made by mixing red and white
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• couple: To join something to something else
• everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• sensational: Causing intense interest
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally