English Words

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Drill

Noun: Practice / Routine also Noun: to make holes // As a verb: "He needs to drill a hole in the wall to hang the heavy mirror." "She tried to drill the multiplication tables into her students' heads before the test."

Lineup

Noun: A group of people or thing gathered for a specific purpose // A list of players or members representing a team

Broad

Adjective: Wide // used after a measurement of distance to show how wide something is // including a great variety of people or things
Broaden: To broaden means to make or become wider, larger, or more comprehensive in scope, range, or understanding.

Hone

"Hone" is a verb that means to sharpen something (literally, like a blade on a whetstone) or, more commonly, to refine and perfect a skill, technique, or idea over time.

Foster

To encourage something to develop

Enhance

To increase or futher improve the good quality, value or status

Goer

Is a person who attends, visits or goes to a specific place or event (festival-goer // movie-goer // concert-goer)

Flicker

To keep going on and off as it shines or burns

Blatant

Very obvious and offensive, shameless, or imposible to ignore

Intelligible

Clear enough to be understood

Relinquishing

Voluntarily giving up control, possession

Archaisms

Old fashiones words, expressions

Slang

Consists of very informal words, phrases, or idioms used by specific social groups (such as teenagers, gamers, or internet subcultures).

Greed

Excessive and selfish desire for money

Easy Settles

Calmer // Less Difficult

Convey

To communicate, express or make something known to somebody else

Grip

Means to grasp something very tightly or firmly

Grasp

A firm hold of somebody or control over somebody / someone

Thick

Dense, having a large distance between 2 opposite sides

Adress

To say something directly to somebody // To think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it.

Bench

A long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood

Rental Property

A house, apartment, or building that the owner allows someone else to use in exchange for rent

Out-price

To defeat someone in a price competition, usually by being able or pay a higher price

Hikes

Large or sudden increases, especially in prices, rent taxes or interest rates // Long walks in nature

Wages

Money paid to employees for the work they do (difference between salary is that wages is calculated by the hour, day or week) salary is fixed

Praise

To express your approval or admiration for somebody / something

Skyline

The outline of buildings, trees,hills, etc against the sky

Outline

A description of the main facts or points involved in something // the line that goes around the edge of something, showing its main shape but not the details

Facilities

Buildings, spaces, equipment or services provided for a particular purpose

Infamous

Known for something bad

Thriving

To become, and continue to be, succesful, strong, healthy (adj)

Once

one time: I visited Cambridge once. // as soon as: Once I finish studying, I’ll call you. // formerly/in the past: This building was once a school.

High-Rise

very tall and having a lot of floors

Skyscraper

a very tall building in a city (rascacielo)

awe-inspiring

impressive; making you feel respect and admiration

Appalling

Shocking; extremly bad

Nondescript

Having no interest or unusual features or qualities