Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• deal with
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• go south: To travel or move towards the south.
• going on: To continue doing something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go on: To continue doing something
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• strike: To hit something
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• section: A part of a whole
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• corpse: A dead body
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• sprout: To grow, produce, or develop e.g. ideas
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• great: Very good; better than before
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• rigor: Precision or thoroughness in carrying out a task
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
• biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• live: To be alive
• literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
• poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• hypocritical: Behaving in a way that you criticize in others
• mariner: (Literary) person who sails on the seas
• wasteland: Uninhabited wilderness worthless for cultivation