Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• got to: To arrive at some place
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• up to scratch: Satisfactory; meeting the required standard
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set off: To start a journey
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
• shoot the messenger: To blame the bearer of bad news unfairly.
• help out: To assist someone
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• utterly: Completely
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• express: To send something by fast mail
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• due: When something is required or expected
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• constructive: Having positive effective results
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
• silently: In a perfectly quiet way
• earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter