Vocabulary

• before now: Up until this moment; previously.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• part way: To some extent or degree; not completely.
• simple present: A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• going on: To continue doing something
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• phone book: A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• master: To gain control over something
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• own: To have something as your property
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• mastery: Total control over something
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• schoolwork: Work students do in class and for homework