Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• background information: Information that provides context or history relevant to a current situation or topic.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
• sum up
• speed up: To move more quickly
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• work out
• lean towards: To be inclined to support or favor something; to tend to agree with.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• fill: To make something full
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• multinational: Involving many countries
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident