Vocabulary

• count on: To depend on someone
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• deal with
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• spell out: To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• chip in: To contribute (donate money) to a cause
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• ask around: To ask several people for information or advice.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• spell it out: To explain something clearly and in detail.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in conjunction with: Together with; along with
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• call attention to: To make someone notice something.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• proposition: General claim or theory
• conjunction: Combination of things or events
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
• advancement: Progress made in a field of knowledge
• dependable: That can be relied on or trusted
• gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
• alphabetically: In the order of the letters of an alphabet