Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at least: As a minimum
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• take with: To bring something or someone along when you go somewhere.
• at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
• push away: To move someone or something away from you by pushing.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• strength: Condition of being strong
• perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• pile: Large amount of something
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• online: Connected to the internet
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem
• memorization: Conscious learning of something e.g. words
• toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language