Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• language proficiency: The ability to use a language with accuracy and fluency.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• frequently: Often; regularly
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• click: To work well with someone or something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
• important: Having power or authority
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• incidentally: As part of something else; as it happens
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'