Vocabulary

• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• initial: First letter of your given name
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• dawn: First light of day
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• tick: To function properly or normally
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• deed: Something that is done; act or action
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• tummy: Stomach or belly
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• great: Very good; better than before
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
• dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• damp: A little wet
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• vibration: Shaking motion
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• dart: To move suddenly away; race away
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• tote: To carry something heavy, with difficulty
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• den: Home of some types of wild animals
• dung: Excretion from animals
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• dab: Light and quick touch
• tint: Small quantity of a specific color
• tout: To praise or promote something
• tusk: Long curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
• din: A loud, persistent noise
• teal: Bluish shade of green
• dill: Herb used in pickling and cooking
• tamp: To press down tightly