Vocabulary

• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• have to: Must do
• check out
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• at speed: Moving quickly.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• skim through: To read something quickly, paying little attention to detail.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• by the same token: For the same reason or based on the same logic.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in terms of
• chew on: To think carefully about something over a period of time.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• reading: Text you are understanding or reading to others
• read: Person's name
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• textbook: A book that is used to study
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• skill: Ability to do something well
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• blog: To read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• spot: A certain place or area
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
• trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• researcher: Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• ponder: To think about something with great care
• legitimately: In a lawfully recognized manner
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• gist: Main points of something
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• suffice: To be enough to do something
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• pseudo: Not genuine but having the appearance of
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• motivated: To give someone a reason, the will to do something