Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in terms of
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• odds and ends: Various items too small or unimportant to be worth itemizing.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• a few moments: A short period of time
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• demand on: A strong need or requirement that places a burden or strain.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• best practice: A procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• set up
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• such as: For example; like
• improve on: To make something better than it was before.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• initial: First letter of your given name
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• section: A part of a whole
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• audio: Concerning sound
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
• transcription: Something written from spoken material
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• creatively: In a manner using new ideas
• toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language