Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• work away: To work in a place that is far from home.
• help out: To assist someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• leave on: To keep something (especially clothing) on your body.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• weight: How heavy something is
• salary: Money an employee is paid each month
• risky: With the chance it may be dangerous, unsuccessful
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.