Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to rights: Done correctly or properly, especially fixing problems.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• tip up: To (cause to) turn so that one end is higher than the other; overturn.
• have to: Must do
• look back: To think about past events
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• smooth up: To improve or resolve a problem or situation.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• going on: To continue doing something
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• couple: To join something to something else
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• act: To behave in a certain way
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• audio: Concerning sound
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter