Vocabulary

• crack on: To continue doing something, especially working, with energy and enthusiasm.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• faff about: To waste time doing unimportant things.
• faff around: To spend time in a disorganized or ineffective way.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• valuable: Being useful or important
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• leave: To go away from; depart
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• quarter: 25 cents
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• biscuit: A cookie
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• surround: To be all the way around something
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• croissant: Flaky crescent-shaped roll, as eaten for breakfast
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• pond: Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• greenery: Green plants growing, or used, as decoration
• saucer: Small, round dish that you put a cup on
• inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• kip: A sleep; a nap