Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• ring around: To call several places or people to get information.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• out of use: No longer used or functional; obsolete.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• fall out
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• have to: Must do
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• work out
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• check out
• game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• box: A marked area of a baseball field
• red: Being the color of blood
• cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
• color: To change or affect someone's opinion
• long: Person's name
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• live: To be alive
• friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
• sister: Female you share a parent with
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• learned: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• call: A order or request for action
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• point: An item to be discussed
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• unmarried: Not being married
• rugby: Game played by two teams with an oval ball
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• century: Period of 100 years
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• privately: In a private way; quietly or secretly
• relation: Connection between two or more things
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• observable: Being able to be seen, noticed, or sensed
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• exclude: To prevent someone from taking part in something
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
• verbally: Through speech; using words
• resemblance: Being similar in appearance
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
• feline: Belonging to the cat family
• cursing: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• stub: A stand-in piece of programming code
• athleticism: Degree of strength and physically capabilities
• telepathy: Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds
• swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
• parse: To analyze component parts of speech
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• rosie: A female given name, often a diminutive of Rose or Rosalie.