Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• in terms of
• look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• wear on
• common usage: The way in which something is most frequently or widely used.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• work out
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• replace with: To put something new in the place of something old or broken.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• get blamed: To receive responsibility or fault for something negative.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on to: Toward something; forward
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• kick the habit: To stop doing something that is a habit, especially something bad or harmful.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• tale: Story that is not true
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• usage: Amount something is used
• quit: To leave a job
• cosmopolitan: Sophisticated and knowledgeable about many things
• choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
• conversion: Switch from one thing (e.g. religion) to another
• unrelated: Not related; not connected
• idiomatic: Concerning idioms