Vocabulary

• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• tricky question: A question that is difficult to answer, often because it is designed to be confusing or misleading.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• shed: Small building used for storage
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• click: To work well with someone or something
• concerned: To be about a particular topic
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• important: Having power or authority
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• part: Division of a book
• parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
• underway: Happening now
• unit: One apartment in a building
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• phoneme: Smallest unit of speech that distinguishes meaning