Vocabulary

• make up: To invent or create a story
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• have to: Must do
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• in terms of
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• have words: To argue or quarrel with someone.
• make the cut: To succeed in being selected from a larger group.
• kiss and make up: To reconcile and become friends again after an argument.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• make peace: To end a state of conflict or war by agreeing to peaceful terms.
• break back: To return quickly to a previous place or state.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• 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
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• convey: To carry or transport something
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• audio: Concerning sound
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• person: Man, woman or child
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• idiomatic: Concerning idioms