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ELS 200 Verbs
ELS 2000 Adjectives
ELS 2000 Nouns
Communication Idioms
Misc. Idioms
100
To obtain, get, or begin to have something
What is "to acquire"?
100
Different or including many types
What is "diverse"?
100
A way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group, family, society, etc., for a long time
What is a "tradition"?
100
Good-bye, with the idea of seeing someone at a later time.
What is "Catch you later"?
100
Stay calm
What is "keep one's cool"?
200
To make something clearer or easier to understand
What is "to clarify"?
200
Having a limit or end
What is "finite"?
200
One of the parts of something; an important piece of something
What is a "component"?
200
To talk about common topics such as the weather, activities, family, and work
What is to "make small talk" or to "make conversation"?
200
To pass the time, usually doing something unimportant
What is "kill time"?
300
To show or find the difference between things being compared
What is "to differentiate?"
300
Clear and carefully considered; each part connects or follows in a natural or reasonable way
What is "coherent"?
300
A usually written promise: such as a promise that the quality of something (such as a product that is being sold) will be as good as expected
What is a "guarantee"?
300
To begin talking with someone for the first time.
What is to "strike up a conversation?"
300
Make me happy
What is "make my day"?
400
To use something for an advantage
What is "to exploit"?
400
Forming the base, from which everything else develops
What is "fundamental"?
400
An idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study or discussion
What is a "hypothesis"?
400
To talk for a long time without much interruption.
What is to "bend someone's ear" or to "talk someone's ear off"?
400
Don't give up!
What is "hang in there"?
500
To show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened
What is "to implicate"?
500
Having or expressing more than one meaning
What is "ambiguous"?
500
Unwillingness or disinclination to do something
What is "reluctance"?
500
To end an awkward situation by suggesting a topic of conversation.
What is "break the ice"?
500
To tell all the secrets, give information, etc.
What is "spill the beans"?