Vocabulary

• keep your eyes peeled: Be watchful and alert for something specific.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• one of those days: A day when many things go wrong.
• sleep on it: To delay making a decision about something until the next day so that you have time to think about it carefully
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• have to: Must do
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• hit a snag: To encounter an unexpected problem or obstacle.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• jump to conclusions: To form an opinion or make a judgment about something before having all the necessary information.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• run the gamut: To experience or cover the full range of something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• see beyond: To understand deeper truths beyond surface.
• going blind: In the process of losing one's sight; becoming unable to see.
• at least: As a minimum
• such as: For example; like
• carry out
• like magic: In a way that is surprisingly easy or sudden.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• great minds think alike: Used to express that intelligent people often have the same ideas.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in terms of
• leave out: To forget; omit
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• write down: To record in writing
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on time
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• age up: To make someone or something appear older than they are.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fully: Completely or entirely
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• hue: Degree of lightness/darkness/strength of a color
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• comprehensible: Able to be understood
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'