Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• across from: Being on the other side
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• such as: For example; like
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• daily conversation: Informal talk about matters of common interest; everyday conversation.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• repetition: When something occurs again
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• workout: Energetic exercise
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• illustration: Picture that helps explain something
• dissection: Act or process of cutting something