Vocabulary

• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• mental: Concerning the mind
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• diploma: Document certifying graduation
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something