Vocabulary

• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• nine times out of ten: Very often; in most cases; usually.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rising tone: A tone that rises in pitch, often used in questions or to express surprise.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• have to: Must do
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• slightly: Only a little
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• intention: Aim or purpose
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• public: Owned by the government
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• confrontational: Causing arguments/anger, e.g. by speaking directly
• doorway: The space that a door can close
• apologetic: Showing or saying that you are sorry