Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• zoning out: The act of stopping paying attention and starting daydreaming or thinking about other things.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• by any stretch of the imagination: Not true or possible under any circumstances.
• look back: To think about past events
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home