Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• lead to: To result in some action
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• spit it out: To say something quickly, especially when reluctant to do so.
• live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• listening skill: The ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• write down: To record in writing
• turn off
• previous day: The day before the current day.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• huge: Very very large
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• passively: So as to quietly accept what happens
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'