ENGELS VOC unit 8 (6de)

more ​important than anything ​else

only

to take ​part in something

to ​imagine or ​expect that something will ​happen

very many, or too many to be ​counted

to ​persuade someone to ​work for a ​company or ​become a new ​member of an ​organization, ​especially the ​army

a ​large ​military ​fighting ​vehicle ​designed to ​protect those inside it from ​attack, ​driven by ​wheels that ​turn inside ​moving ​metal ​belts

​relating to the most ​important ​characteristics or ​ideas of something

​skilled and ​experienced

a ​friend, ​especially one who you have been ​involved in ​difficult or ​dangerous, usually ​military, ​activities with

unable to speak or write a language well

to be unable to communicate effectively

a failure to communicate

to say a word or a ​letter in a ​particular way

someone who has ​spoken a ​particular ​language since they were a ​baby, ​rather than having ​learned it as a ​child or ​adult

to ​think you have ​understood someone or something when you have not

the way in which ​people in a ​particular ​area, ​country, or ​social ​group ​pronounce words

the ​language that someone ​learns to ​speak first

impossible or ​extremely ​difficult to ​understand

a ​form of a ​language that ​people ​speak in a ​particular ​part of a ​country, ​containing some different words and ​grammar, etc.

to ​understand something as it is being said or done

to ​decide what the ​intended ​meaning of something is

the situation in which people are unable to communicate as a result of speaking different languages

the ​movements or ​positions of ​your ​body that show other ​people how you are ​feeling, without using words

a ​movement of the ​hands, ​arms, or ​head, etc. to ​express an ​idea or ​feeling

the ​look on someone's ​face, ​showing what they ​feel or ​think

When a ​person is fluent, they can ​speak a ​language ​easily, well, and ​quickly

a ​picture in a ​book, ​magazine, etc. or the ​process of ​illustrating something

spoken or ​physical ​behaviour that is ​threatening or ​involves​ harm to someone or something

spoken ​rather than written

a ​person who is the same ​age or has the same ​social​ position or the same ​abilities as other ​people in a ​group

an ​idea or ​explanation for something that is ​based on ​known ​facts but has not ​yet been ​proved

​able to use two ​languages ​equally well

a ​person who ​studies a ​subject in ​great ​detail, ​especially at a ​university

a person involved in a study, often scientific

to get or ​produce something, ​especially ​information or a ​reaction

the ​particular ​type of ​character that a ​person ​seems to have and that is often different from ​their ​real or ​private ​character

existing as a ​natural or ​basic ​part of something

not afraid to say what you want or believe

stating your opinions strongly and demanding action or answers

nervous or uncomfortable because you’re worried about what others think about you

showing what you think or feel

not saying much about yourself or your abilities or achievements

too ​proud of yourself and ​your ​actions and ​abilities

suddenly deciding to do something and not thinking much about the result

having confidence in your own abilities

impossible to ​avoid

a ​language that has ​developed from a ​mixture of ​languages

to come from something

a person who lives in an urban area, e.g. a city

a knowledge of how something works without any deeper understanding of why it works

extremely large

a ​language used for ​communication between ​groups of ​people who ​speak different ​languages

a ​particular ​characteristic that can ​produce a ​particular ​type of ​behaviour