Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• advanced level: A high or complex stage of learning or skill.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• sit down: To take a seat
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• flexible: Bending easily
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
• wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• tub: Another word for a bath
• translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
• grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
• cohort: Group of students studying something together
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• awaken: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• mythological: Based on or described in mythology
• bon: Good
• hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• futon: Cotton mattress consisting for sleeping on floors
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years
• tatami: Japanese floor matting