Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• sit down: To take a seat
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• chin up: An expression of encouragement, telling someone to be brave and cheerful despite difficulties.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• talk over: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or agreement.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• pick at: To eat only some of your food
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• staff: Employees of a company
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress