Vocabulary

• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• put two and two together: To make a logical conclusion based on facts or clues.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• break up
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• on time
• make known: To reveal or communicate something to others.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• pay out: To finish paying a debt
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in so many words: Expressing something clearly and directly.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• record label: A company that records and distributes music.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• spot: A certain place or area
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• dread: To await with great fear
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
• bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• trunk: Long nose of an elephant
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• unit: One apartment in a building
• stricken: Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
• lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• mercenary: (Of soldiers) hired to fight for another country
• diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
• oceanic: Concerning the ocean
• ravioli: Small square cases of pasta with savory fillings