Vocabulary

• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• bank on: To rely on someone or something
• brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
• off the cuff: Without preparation or advance thought; extemporaneously.
• check out
• track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
• off the track: Away from the main subject or correct path.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• out of practice: Having declined in skill or ability due to lack of recent practice.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• business: A company formed for making profit
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• workplace: Place where work is done
• cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
• shipment: Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
• idiomatic: Concerning idioms