Vocabulary

• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• at least: As a minimum
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• have to: Must do
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• set up
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• check out
• swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• all ears: Fully attentive; very interested in hearing what someone has to say.
• aside from
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• section: A part of a whole
• huge: Very very large
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• leave: To go away from; depart
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
• attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• breather: Short rest after activity