Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• at least: As a minimum
• deal with
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• sum up
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• like riding a bike: Skill that is easily remembered after learning it once.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with practice: Through repeated exercise or performance, leading to improvement or skill.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• write down: To record in writing
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• surround: To be all the way around something
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download