Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• hearty: (Of emotions) warm and sincere
• excellent: Extremely good
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• trust: To expect confidently
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• translate: To change something into a different state
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat