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accountable
I tried to fit this word to describe my pattern of not being aware of the danger of revealing the password for him. Better to say: He didnt account for it.
Its sounds this guy is quite accountable. He always says what he is doing, keeps you informed. Hes been accountable with his time
accountant
The person who deals with accounting is an accountant. I didnt know how to say, only account.
accounting
I didnt know how to say the process of analyzing my finances to pay taxes. The person would be the accounter
accurate
English Standard Version, is a good translation. It is understandable. It is still accurate.
achievable
It is completely achievable for me. it is the same as doable.
acupuncture
My wife is going to the acupuncture every week. It is very good very medicinal.
add up
It doesnt add up. It is an expression if something is not going it doesnt add up.
address
So you would, you could also say it’s good to address the situation. To address it is one and confront a person is another way.
adhesive
After taking the vaccine you can get an adhesive to stick on the area you got the puncture.
Laura grated her knee and she wanted to cover it using a band-aid or adhesive. You can stick anywhere, wall or wardrobe.
adulthood
When a person is grown up, an adult, reaching maturity. Here in Brazil after completing 18 years old you are considered legally an adult.
advantageous
It is quite advantageous for the companies to put their employees to work permanently from home
advert
It is short for advertisement. I was just designing adverts, math adverts.
advice
I used to give some advice, but the advice is uncountable, this word doesnt permit plural.
The constructor worker advised us that something was missing. He let us know.
advocate
You are a good person to advocate that because Ive seen you do it with your English studies.
aesthetics
The aesthetics are very nice. Word difficult to pronounce
agitated
I used this word to mean I was busy but it means you are frustrated or nervous. But you can use this word to refer to a physical thing, moving too fast. It is quite negative.
agronomist
A person who works on the land, analyzing the soil, he studies agronomy
airtime
Airtime is the time you buy your cellphone. It is an expression, he just needs some airtime to think and to share his thoughts. We were talking about my new coworker who was having a problem with his previous manager.
alimentation
Referring to food, alimentation, a nourishing. It is not fancy but it is not an upper class just a fancy word.
allegedly
Brazilians company allegedly complained Wise of defrauding clients
altruistic
He is very altruistic by doing good things. Difficult to pronounce.
amend
I want to amend it. Using in a context that you want to do something to correct your own mistake.
anesthetics
They took some time to wake up from the anesthetics. Childrens surgery.
anguish
A similar word to distress, anxious, upset, etc. Severe mental or physical pain is a strong word comparable to distress.
apprentice
They are still learning and working for a fixed period of time and low wages.
arise
South Africa, the most unique property about is the all the different cultures and languages but then thats also where a lot of problems arise.
assingment
The word to explain that you have to write an essay to the University for certain research that the teacher asked to do.
assumption
I used the word making suppositions but assumptions sounded better.
It is an assumption, it is a good word meaning something is already established.
atmosphere
It created a different atmosphere by putting a music to my children to dance.
backfire
Sometimes you try to help someone to see something they are missing out but they became angry at you, this is a backfire where you get an opposite effect
It can backfire on you. When explaining grammar, it could have a different effect if I say it to you.
backyard
People from other countries think that we have lions in our backyard, it is because of movies like that.
baffled
I dont think scientists are baffled about South Africa. They are perplexed, surprised, and confused.
bandwagon
Do you feel like he kind of jumped on the bandwagon? Expression to join in something that is becoming good. Referring to my pattern jumping on the company.
barista
Someone who makes coffee using a professional machine. The coffee youtube man used to be a barista in Japan
beanie
When my little nieace saw the baby, she saw that he doesnt have his beanie on. They call a tuk in Canada.
bedside table
I have to bedside tables in the room. Arthur hid in between the table and the bed when someone knocked on the door.
beneficient
Here in my city, there are beneficent parties to raise money to the church, people donate cows and cattle and they make an auction.
beverage
Any kind of drink except water. Could be a soda, like fizzy drinks or a fruit juice, whatever.
blood cots
Incorrect order, I said cot blood. AstraZeneca vaccines are causing blood cot problems.
bloom
After the winter it comes the season when the flowers start to open up? Not the correct term is the flowers start to bloom
blown
The light was blown, which means that the light is not working anymore and you have to change it.
blury
The part that becomes a bit blurry is can you have your friends over? It is not clear what we are allowed to do.
boardroom
We were just a small group of people in a boardroom. A room in which of the meeting is held.
boast
It is to help a bit of the beginning or to show off a bit
borrow
A borrowed land which my father in lay has to plant sugarcane and pay back some amount to the landlord.
bracer
An alcoholic drink taken to steady the nerves. George Cloney advertises bracer
brunch
A brunch would be a combination of breakfast and lunch. Instead of having breakfast lunch and dinner, two big meals.
brush up
I had to recover from backup and it was good because I could brush up on my skills.
bullet points
Important things that I want to talk about during the class, it is helpful to not forget things I want to cover.
call out
If you call someone out that means you saw someone cheating in an exam you call them out.
captivate
The story is very captivating then it is hard to put it down. If the story is not captivating it is hard to pick it back up again.
cardboard
It is thick paper, cardboard. Something harder than cardboard could be plywood.
caretaker
Someone who stays at the building, looking after the maintenance of the building.
carport
So carport is like a structure with a roof that you park your car and at least its that I just want to make sure its not for me South African.
castle
In India, they have a big divide between the rich and the poor. They have castles, different social divisions.
catch-22
It is an expression to explain you are in a situation with no exit. It is a dilemma because you can exit because of conflicts, like a race-dead condition.
cavity
A problem in your tooth leading you to see the dentist to fix it. Short story: The umbrella man
charades
There is a game you need to act out. You give a hint: it is a movie, a song, etc. Other people need to guess what it is.
charcoal
A black substance used in barbecues to burn and produce heat
cheat
It is easy to commit fraud or to cheat someone with a check. Checks are easier to fraud.
chilled
He is more chilled now he ended his partnership with Yoga.
chip in
Sometimes there was a delay, it easier to see the person. You know they have stopped talking and you can chip in.
clanky
When I hear of something that is making a little bit of noise.
clarity
I said I would speak to my parents yesterday. I did speak to them but I didnt get any clarity. Ive got a few strategic friends to help me to decide.
clean up
If I removing unnecessary files from my computer just say clean up, on clean could mean you are wiping your computer down.
clench
I was trying to find a word to describe how the spider man sticks his hands on the wall to climb it. Clench is more like holding on using your hands.
clip in
Arthur was trying to assemble his transformer, he pulled out all the arms and legs and he didnt know how to put it back in.
commendable
I think being honest is actually quite commendable. Deep conversation about having peace of mind by helping people.
commotion
It stayed off the whole day. So it was a bit of a commotion. Basically, our electricity box in the neighbors garden.
compensate
The vaccine compensates for the benefits you get from the virus in the future. Another way to rephrase it: The benefits outweigh the risk of taking the vaccine.
compromise
I used it in the wrong context. I was trying to say he is very committed to his work. Unless, you say he doesnt compromise his work, like not spoil. He is diligent, hard work.
compromised
Maybe you dont want to do something but then you decided to do it. The word is very different from Portuguese which means you are committed to doing something.
compulsory
It is not compulsory to return to the office, they can keep working from home. It is not established yet.
concierge
Someone who takes care of a building, checking the people coming in and coming out.
conciliator
Someone that tries to ease things, solving the problems it might occur.
contain
The same as to restrain, to contain something, hold back. I was not sure if I can use this word with this meaning. According to the dictionary to keep your feeling under control.
It could mean two things: one contains another thing or restrains something. Goodwill contained them to act badly.
container
A roll-out dumpster or container is very common in construction to deposit debris or garbage while you are renovating the house.
contaminated
Not sure it is an English word because it is similar to Portuguese, Jody just validated, verb contaminates.
contemplate
The children were contemplating the sky. Maybe a better word would be staring because contemplating requires more thoughts, like reflecting about your life.
contradictory
I thought word controversy but it is contradictory. Things that dont align, lack of agreement.
convicted
I am not necessary facing my fear of building something big. I think that is where I am convicted. Like guilty
cotton buds
In the past, it was called earbuds but now it changed probably because earbuds are to listen to music. My children used cotton buds to do activities for the school.
cringing
I dont feel like cringing. I used cringe which is a verb.
critic
Someone who is responsible for judge a movie, food, etc. Splanguish movie where the main character got a critical note in the newspaper about his food.
crook
He is a crook. I dont need to say crooked man or whatever. It is a dishonest person.
crouch
He crouched in between the table and the bed and waited for a few minutes until I get there.
crude
You are talking about more dirty jokes, more crude jokes. Here mean offensive jokes.
cuddle
They gave a big hug that you want to cuddle them
cuisine
The Japanese cuisine is better than Japanese culinary skills. the cuisine is a noun and culinary is an adjective.
dabbing
Christian used in his presentation, I man in a dabbing position.
debriefing
I was just doing some debriefing on 2020. Like what was good, what was bad.
decay
I thought about using the word decay to inform that sugarcane production will decrease over the years but decay is more like start to die.
deceptive
My coworker is being deceptive working at home, he fakes the status pretending he is online but in fact, he is away from the computer.
decor
Is it a different place? No, I put some decor.
decoy
It is a type of decoy. Red herring, guinea pig. Act of attracting something or someone.
decrease
The production will decrease over the years. I used the word drop which also can be used.
decree
It is something imposed by law or government, during the pandemic you cant go out after a certain time, it is not in that way here in Brazil, dough.
deed
If you do something good like a good deed than it gives you more peace of mind
deficiencies
The plural form of this word is quite hard to pronounce correctly.
deficiency
It is my deficiency now, I dont know how to manage my coworkers and I have to learn it myself.
demoted
The opposite of promoted. It is a concept of the Duolingo App where you can go up or down in the leagues.
dent
My kindle device has a dent on the back of the device to help you grasp it like a book. It helps to hold it.
depleted
After seven years the sugarcane sprouts were depleted and the production is not good enough.
depreciation
The machinery depreciates over time, you have taken it into consideration to measure your profits.
derogatory
It is not good to call Japanese descendants by just saying: hey Japanese boy , instead of their real name
desert
Do not confuse the word desert to dessert when pronouncing it. If it deserts with very small trees.
desirable
Where are the goodies, something that is attractive or desirable you could call goodies?
despicable
Something very unpleasant or evil. There is a movie for children called Despicable me.
dice
Dice used in board games. Dice is singular and plural in British English. American English uses die.
diligence
It is about being a lot more diligent and organized. She takes a lot of care in her studying.
diminish
This verb is good to use to describe that the holes in my brain where I dont know to say in English is reducing in quantity. Diminish is reduce in size.
discipline
An error in using this word, I said I tried to disciplinate Arthur, influenced by my mother tongue.
discrete
I tried to find a word to describe my new peer who is working with infrastructure at the company.
disposal
Something is at your disposal (is available). I thought about the word disposable which is an adjective. disposal is a noun and I couldnt remember the expression.
distort
Watching a video at a higher speed could distort the rhythm of a speech.
distorted
There are many weird people in the world to do weird things. That is so distorted, the world.
distractive
If something is going on you can say it is very distractive whereas I am very distracted today (adjective).
distress
The situation is very distressing (distressful) or stressful. Distressing is stronger than stress.
dived
The past tense of dive could be dive or dove (North-American). A bit confusing.
diverge
He just diverged from the topic. Pronunciation error the i long sound.
dizzy
Last night I felt very dizzy. I felt very blurry.
doctrine
He has played a role in some Christian doctrine. I was not sure how to pronounce this word.
dodgy
Everything just seemed dodgy because they asked my PayPal account to send money for buying my dress
downsizing
Companies in Brazil are permanently allowing their employees to work from home, they are returning some floors of the building and downsizing the company
draw up
How to say I am going to draw up graphics about the lessons (I said make graphics)
dreadful
It is very dreadful not being able to speak any word.
duck out
They would duck out the way or jump out. The word is similar to dodge.
dust
If the water is not pure it contains dust. (I said dusty, in that case, dusty is something covered with dust)
dustpan
A device to collect dust from the ground with a broom.
dwell
When you dwell on something, you dont like to move forward staying in one place, a bit negative.
eatery
A place that servers food. It could be a cafe or a restaurant.
edge
It is a double-edged sword. There are two sides to a sword. You can escape from one thing but the other side can catch you.
edible
Something you can eat, the same as eatable
energized
I am very energized with my busy life. Sounds exciting this week, a lot of changes at work.
every
The server kept rebooting every fifteen minutes. I said each or each and every fifteen minutes.
expel
The portable air conditioner expels air out cooling the people in front of it. It takes the air out.
expel
We tried to expel the rat out. Expel is quite formal, we could say: we tried to get the rat out our, or we chased him out.
favorable
It is more of a favorable approach. You have to speak a lot if you want to become good at it.
feet
If you have money, you can do amazing things, you can help people to get on their feet.
fence
He is sitting on the fence. In Portuguese would be you are up on the wall
fiddle
You could say> dont fiddle with my stuff. Just leave everything where it is.
flatter
He is not trying to flatter you, to say something only to make you feel important. His compliment is genuine.
flip
I can hear him flipping the pages looking for his notes. He is very organized.
flurry
Similar to hustle and rustle, where there is a lot of activities going on all at the same time. Maybe my life is in a flurry
footprint
Jody got help to clean the house but they left a thick layer of water and footprints everywhere, she also organized her cupboards.
fracture
If a glass is fractured, it got a little line in it, like a crack fracture.
frantic
A similar word to hectic. A frantic activity.
frantically
I only work frenetically all day long. I could use it frantically.
free up
Jody was glad that with my new employee things will become easier and I will have more time
front loader
Referring to washing machines, two types: top loader and front loader that you can see the clothes tumbling, tumbling.
frostbite
When it is too cold you can get frostbite on your fingers, your toes. It is the same for trees and plants when there is severe cold and it frostbites the plants the next day and you could lose the crops.
function
A graduation ceremony. Jodys friend just graduated after ten years of studying and she had to cancel our first class to attend the ceremony.
gague
Check out the pronunciation, it is geidi. Like to measure.
genre
A different genre. That is such a difficult word to pronounce
gibberish
If you dont know the language the words would sound gibberish.
ginormous
I am busy packing my tent feels huge because I have to carry it It feels ginormous. Extremely large.
give away
pay attention: not give out
gloat
Somebody who is very smug probably smug all the time. Bloat you are happy for your own success and other peoples failures.
gossiper
A gossiper is someone who likes to gossip. My wifes cousin called her father a gossiper which was not fun.
grate
She grated her knees. Maybe a little bit of skin comes off.
grimace
It is ugly or a twisted expression, feeling pain. If they are trying to be funny, making funny faces you could say they are pulling faces.
grind
I mispronounced the word. It grinds the sugarcane, not short i sound.
grueling
It is very difficult, cycling sometimes could be grueling because it demands a lot of time and effort to ride great distances.
hallucinate
It is a little bit scary to see your children hallucinating
hand over
Jody asked what I am going to do when I hand over my task to the new coworker.
harbor
We harbor our emotions, or fears, or anger. We use it metaphorically to say our emotions are at the harbor and it doesnt go out.
height
Your company achieve great heights.
hindsight
Conditional help: In hindsight, if you had known the situation now you wouldnt have started the renovation.
hose
We just playing with the hose to spray water on each other. Pay attention to pronunciation hose and rose.
hospitable
Synonymous for receptive. Check out the pronunciation could be hard.
humility
It takes a lot of humility to own a mistake.
hunch
You might have a guess or a feeling, you have a hunch but if you give him a hint you give him a heads up.
hunchback
A hunchback is a person who leans over because he has something on his back, his spine is not working properly probably.
ideation
Ideation is one of my strongest gifts. I come up with many ideas.
idolize
Idolatry is a noun and the verb is idolize. People idolize him a lot.
import
I was not sure I could use the word import referring to computers (import a file) because it is associated with import products from a different country. I could use
indecisive
She is indecisive, difficult to make decisions. Pay attention to the pronunciation of long vowel.
indestructible
Something or Someone that cant be destroyed. Super heroes could be indestructible.
inflation
I was describing a promotion and an increase in salary to compensates the inflation
inquisitive
Arthur is more inquisitive, we asks a lot of question which is good for getting knowledge
He is inquisitive, he asks a lot of questions. Talking about Arthur.
insight
Maybe Christian can give me some insight, into the course.
instinctivily
I would think instinctively. What a difficult word to pronounce.
integrity
The has integrity means that it is not corrupted, it is unique. Data integrity is necessary for the database works without an error.
intervene
A word very similar to Portuguese, meaning the server intervening substituting the faulty server.
inventory
The process of checking all the companys equipment taking note of everything. He takes an inventory or he writes down an inventory.
invoice
We send an invoice to our clients every month, they know how much they owe us.
I was explaining how my software works, after clients agreeing to pay the software generates a slip/invoice that people can use to pay. Invoice is not the proper word I think.
irritated
My eyes are getting irritated. It can be used to show you are angry or annoyed
italics
Not sure if I was the exact word to describe a specific type of computer letter, it is sorted of highlighted
itinerary
It is like an agenda in a meeting, things you have to discuss
jam
I have been experimenting with making jam, tomato jam. It is sweet, with a lot of fruit and sugar.
jersey
The one black jersey is new. I am wearing the jersey because it is new but the shirts I am not sure.
junk
Your junk might be somebody elses treasure. Jody referring that some of your stuff could be useful for other people.
kilometer zero
Kilometer zero is different from a new brand car, kilometer zero is a new car that has already been registered by the manufacturer or dealer
knock over
It is dangerous to give a glass cup to a child because they can knock it over off their hand.
labor
It is labor, It takes time to do, when you doing something manually.
laborious
It also could be labourious. Not sure which one to use, I think laborious is more common and it is present in the dictionary. Check pronunciation: l??b??ri?s
labourious
A good word to describe a task hard to accomplish. Check the pronunciation Jody was different from the dictionary.
last night
Instead of saying yesterday night you could just simply it to last night
lead
Pay attention to how to pronounce this word it is liid and the past tense led when is been used as a verb to guide something.
ledge
Jodys niece was running from the couch to the ledge, we have a ledge by the fireplace onto the sofa.
legacy
This could be used in computers to mean you have a program that has been around for a long time and it is still useful. You also could say someone left a legacy.
legit
It is authentic, this doesnt seem a scam or a fraud.
lenient
I miss using this word, I tried to say that you need to take care of your money by being careful, lenient is just the opposite.
liability
Normally in business, an asset will generate money and liability will take the money.
limiting
I miss pronounced the word, I said imitating. When you are shy to speak even knowing the language it is very limiting for them
literate
She is very well-read or literate which means she studies a lot through books or academically.
litter
Japanese are very educated people, they dont throw litter on the street.
loadshedding
Our country has started the load shedding again where they cut the electricity.
loan
You can take a loan, get a loan or take a loan out.
loophole
It is a really good idea, they have just got a loophole in the system
loosen up
They need to loosen up. They need to relax a little bit.
loss
I keep forgetting the opposite of profit. How they dont have a loss by selling the car.
luxurious
It is so restful and luxurious this place where I am now.
malfunction
The reboot happened because a malfunction in the server
markers
The markers on the sea are to help swimmers to follow a pathway in their competition, go straight into the sea, and go back after reaching a turning point.
mat
It is not shiny, she helped me to describe the kindle surface that is not as shiny as a cellphone, good for reading books for a long time.
mechanic
I said It is mechanical to deal with servers now. Correction: It is a mechanic to manage servers now.
mechanized
The harvesting is mechanized now. Another good word is automated.
menial
It is a menial task, boring repetitive, etc. Maybe bureaucratic you need to do because of the rules.
merchandise
A type of advertisement. Youtube has a lot of merchandise.
methodology
They have to prove that their methodology works, the refold methodology
midlife
If you are in your mid-life, you have a midlife crisis. Sometimes you overthink your life.
minimalism
I didnt know how to pronounce this difficult word
mischievous
Checking the pronunciation there are two different ways: mischievous and mischievous. The first one is more common nowadays
mislead
Checking the pronunciation: /?m?s?li?d/. I was talking about Queens gambit main character who is Spanish but grew up in the UK, she doesnt have an accent in Spanish but it doesnt mean that she can speak perfectly.
module
I have been studying it again, just module four-module over
multinational
A company that the headquarters is from another company. I could also say an international company.
mundane
I am terrible at doing mundane things. I got bored of being an engineer.
myriad
You have a myriad of options and you have to select the best one
narcissistic
Word to describe Megan Markles behavior toward the royal family.
narrator
He is the narrator of the story. The second a is a long sound.
nostalgia
Going to visit the past again. I feeling you remember the past you feel nostalgic.
obliged
It is similar to obligated but obliged is more like a passive, just receiving the action as I won. You receiving you can use both but it is someone else you must use obligated.
olden days
Expression:, before the pandemic Stuff we did in the olden days when we go to school
on-premisse
Jody didnt understand because I said onpremaise instead of /?prem?s/
operate
It is really nice to see she is not operating on her own. She is not working alone on her youtube channel.
optimistic
Pay attention to the pronunciation, I missed the last syllables
overload
I dont want to overload the company with my job, burden the company. It is my responsibility.
parent
Using parent here as a verb. In language learning is good to choose someone to parent you. You can learn from them
pasture
A place where the cows and cattle eat grass. Check the pronunciation out too.
pavement
A pavement area or a cemented area. Just explaining that in this rented house almost everything outside is cemented.
pay up front
I didnt know how to say that I paid for the grammar course all at once, not installment.
peak
Laura, she came to a peak, to see what was going on there.
peel
I said: I peeled off the potato but the correct is to drop off, just: I peeled the potato. I tried to help my mother-in-law to make a potato salad.
pencil in
You write down something that needs to be confirmed because when you use a pencil you can erase it afterward.
perceive
He is very good at perceiving thing or even discerning.
perfect
He is just kind of working hard to perfect his pitch accent. Perfect when used as a verb has a different pronunciation comparing to when is used as an adjective.
pestcide
A poison that kills bugs and insects. It is heavy used in agriculture to keep the crops healthy.
pesticide
The product that kills the bugs on the plant. I confused about fertilizers which make the soil stronger with nutrients.
pharmaceutical
Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company.
phlegm
A really good story that Jody told about a family struggling with COVID. Phlegm is a thick substance produced by our body when we have a cold.
pinned
He was pinned against the wall or pushed into a corner.
pinponting
Well done for asking the questions and actually pinpointing its disappointments
pitch up
Im not sure whether my student is pitching up but I do have one. (like arriving)
plaster
A plaster or a band-aid to cover the wound. They put on the stitches to seal it off.
plot
I bought a plot to build his house with the money we paid for his salary and extra hours.
plow
The device you attached to the tractor to prepare the land
pluck
He plucked out all the weeds. Instead of using pulled-out, pluck is more specific.
portfolio
I was trying to explain a document that every worker has to keep track of the companies they worked for. Jody suggested a portfolio or record.
poverty
In poor countries any money counts a lot, they are a lot of poverty all over the place there in India.
powdered milk
I didnt know how to say an substance to make their milk that my children still drink
praise
I can just proud of him (Arthur). He can be proud but I can just praise him because he organized the room by himself.
preventative
They are preventative vaccines, they will stop you from getting the virus but they are not a cure.
pride
There is a bit of pride of helping people. I used proud.
problem solver
Cleaver way to name Arthur, he wants to ease when a stressful situation occurs.
proofread
Using Grammarly is good because you can proofread your writing to see if it is accurate.
pump up
I went cycling and I had to pump up the two tires, they were flat. They had to be pumped up.
puncture
I have got a puncture.
pursue
They are chasing them. Pursuing is a little different, maybe a guy is pursuing trying to win a lady.
questioning
They are questioning if it is fair that she won the competition having a lot of subscribers who voted on her.
questionnaire
It is a survey or a questionnaire. It is like a feedback, you can ask your audience what they want, giving them some choices.
rack
A piece of equipment to store servers/computers inside. Check the pronunciation
rags
They keep away from people dressing in rags, not even offering help.
rambling
You see the thunder and then you hear the rambling. The sound produced by a storm.
raspy
A grating noise or harsh, a deep voice.
read up
How to say I read a book up until page X. I could say I read up to page 200.
realistic
Bill Gates is been realistic for saying the word is not prepared, not a realist.
reasoning
I was tried to describe someone that likes to think ahead, curious, and apply logic in his thoughts. Basically, I was trying to describe Arthurs behavior.
recap
I have got a track record of what we do, I keep note of what we do and we can recap next time.
receptive
If they are receptive they are welcoming. You will be very well treated by those people.
reconcile
I have to reconcile different tasks to study English and fit everything into my life.
recruitment
The process of find new employees to your company.
redeem
I used the word redemption, my second experience on Iltaki was much better. Correct: It was a redeeming experience now that I am speaking English better.
refine
We are refining what we are talking about. I thought an expression trimming the edges but it is not right. It is more like to eliminating the differences.
relieve
I have felt just relieved now.
request
Trying to find a word stronger than remind to indicate that I charged the Altitude Software guy to answer quickly the questions. Possible choices are follow up, check up on them.
resenting
Youre going to be resenting it.
resilient
Children were quite resilient to wear masks.
retreat
A place you go to rest, you can worship and stay in peace
reunite
We can reunite my wifes family or we can gather also, both words are good.
revenue service
The name of the government that collects taxes in a city or country
revolutionize
Christian from Canguru English is trying to revolutionize the way they teach English.
rhetoric
A rhetorical question, you dont need an answer. You ask something but actually, you dont really need an answer.
ride
Check the pronunciation I sad hide instead of ride
rigid
Your routine, your studies. They dont need to be rigid.
rinsing
The process that the washing machine is washing the clothes only with water without soap.
ripe
It is ripe meaning, your business is already developed and now you can grow it. From the movie: I care a lot.
rise
I said the numbers are going to raise again. Correct is the number is going to rise again. (the number is going to rise by itself there is no object after rising).
rising
Check the pronunciation the number of cases is raizing, not raising
rolled up
Newborns need to be rolled up tight, they cant lose heat off their bodies.
ruined
Check the pronunciation, Arthur spoiled/ruined my keyboard by taking out some of the keys.
runner up
A second place in a competition. The first place is the winner.
sanctuary
A movie about South Africa and caned hunting. There are places called Wildlife Sanctuary where animals are protected.
save up
Do you save up? Was it better to save up? You can spend your whole life saving up money.
scarce
Holidays in Japan are very scarce. / ske?s /
seep
Laura held her pee for so long and she finally peed on her diapers, it seeps out on the mattress.
self catering
It is a self-catering place. You have everything in your apartment and you have to make your own meal.
self-reflection
I tried to find a word to describe when you think too much about how you are doing things to see if it has been doing correctly.
sensationalism
Youtuber can do anything to attract more viewers. They can post sensationalist videos.
sensitive
Dealing with servers sometimes could be very sensitive, you have to take a lot of care.
sequel
A word difficult to pronounce meaning a sequence of a book or movie
servant
A public servant works for the government.
service the bike
How to say the place you can go to let your bike to be fixed or under a maintenance
settlement
South Africa has also slums, we just call them townships and they are very neat. A better way to refer them is to young people living in informal settlements.
shade
I didnt know how to say the ceiling shade
shake up
The email spoke him up and made he think about his youtube channel
shallow
It is shallow enough to stand in the swimming pool.
shin
She was sitting on her shins. It is the front line of her legs, between your knee and your foot.
shoot
How to say the part of sugarcane that you plant. The shoot of sugarcane. Young branch, springing from the main stock. It could be also stemmed.
shredded
The sugarcane is shredded by the machine. shredded are big pieces and grind is normally a little bit like a powder.
sideline
I just want to do something on the sideline. Besides what I am currently doing.
sigh
When he is angry or stressed he snores, or he sighs is a better word.
sightseeing
Describing the movie Emily in Paris, she went to Paris and went sightseeing in the first days.
skeptical
Jody was very skeptical that booking an appointment on a website to the revenue service would work.
sketch
It described as a rough drawing. It gives an idea of your project.
skim
I just skim the magazine during my launch break while I was in Japan
sling
a cloth that helps you to support you arm in case you broke your collarbone
slug out
It is like walking through snow, it is difficult to walk. Now Froome can slug out eating chocolates, he has been sarcastic because now he is on vacation and can enjoy time doing he wouldnt do when he is training for the Tour France.
slum
I wouldnt describe poor areas in South Africa as slums, we just call them townships, they are very organized.
socket
You can insert a plug into the socket, it is also called a power point.
soft
I used high and low to refer to when you speak like whispering, but low is for pitch accent, you need to use soft. I spoke softly.
soften
Not sure how to say that the restrictions are soften or lighten now
soil
How to say a surface on the ground that is not covered by cement, with only soil powder.
sought
How to pronounce the past tense of seek. Check: /s??t/
speakerphone
You put your phone to speak out loud so everybody can listen to the conversation.
spospontaneity
I think they are going to loose their spontaneity
spreadsheet
A file you can create to take note, like a list of something, you can use special software or tool called Excell.
steam
The ice turns into water and water turns into steam. My children were playing with ice, melting putting on the stove plate, or exposed to the sunlight
stem
Stem is the part between the handlebar (in the middle) that connects to the frame
steward
She has even learned those principles of saying no and being a good steward of your finances.
sting
The children were afraid to get stung by the bees. I used the word bit which is not correct.
strand
He has five strands of hair. They call him little onion, a child character here in Brazil
