Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• check off: To write on a list to show something has been done
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• going on: To continue doing something
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• rest up: To relax and get some rest in order to recover from tiredness or illness.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• fall on deaf ears: To be ignored or disregarded by those addressed.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• military: Army or armed forces
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• great: Very good; better than before
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• backstreet: A street off a main street in a town