Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check out
• file in: Enter a place in a neat, organized line or sequence.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• allowing time: To set aside or allocate a period for a specific purpose or activity.
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• being creative: The state of using imagination or original ideas to create something.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• mnemonic device: A technique or strategy used to improve memory.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• mental: Concerning the mind
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• material: Cloth; fabric
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• repetition: When something occurs again
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• section: A part of a whole
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• passively: So as to quietly accept what happens
• retrieval: Act or process of finding and getting something
• reread: To read again