Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• sign off: To end communications, e.g. by radio
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• to the fullest: To the greatest extent possible; completely and without reservation.
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• person: Man, woman or child
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• excited: To make something or someone become more active
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• attachment: Act of connecting one thing to another
• participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
• alternatively: (Used when suggesting another choice)
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession