Essential English Vocabulary and Phrases Reference

Core Vocabulary Definitions

• To conduct: To do, to carry out, to undertake.
• To capture: To catch.
• To synthesize: To produce sounds, speech, or music electronically.
• To respond: To answer, to reply, to react.
• Signature: Typical or associated with a particular person.
• To evolve: To develop.
• Label: A classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing.
• Hi-tech: Using the most modern or advanced technology available.
• Backpack: Rucksack.
• To sense: To notice, to detect.
• Heart rate: The speed at which the heart beats.
• To provide: To supply, to give.
• Gadget: A small tool, device, or piece of equipment that does something useful.
• To bark: To make the short, loud sound that a dog makes.
• Goal: Objective, target, purpose.
• To aim: To try or intend to achieve something.
• Blind: Unable to see.
• Guide dog: A dog trained to guide a blind person.
• Proven: Demonstrated.
• On a par/level with: At the same level as, of the same quality as.
• To retrieve: To recover, to get something back.
• Randomly: Without method or conscious decision, indiscriminately.
• To place: To put.
• Herding dog: A dog trained to make animals move together in a group.
• To alert: To warn.
• Misdeed: A bad, wrong, or illegal action; wrongdoing.
• Suspicious: Mistrustful.
• To croak: To make a characteristic deep, hoarse sound, like that of a frog or crow.
• To confront: To accuse somebody of something, or to come face to face with somebody.
• To give up: To stop having a relationship with.
• To call out: To shout.
• Around: Near a place or a person.
• Torture: Extreme mental or physical pain.
• Dealer: Somebody who buys and sells a particular product.

Animal Anatomy & Features

• Fins: (Aletas)
• Knuckles: (Nudillo)
• Gills: (Branquias)
• Claws: (Garras)
• Fangs: (Colmillos)
• Hind legs: (Patas Traseras)
• Feathers: (Plumas)
• Palms: (Palmas)
• Tusk: (Colmillo)
• Hooves: (Pezuñas)
• Mane: (Melena)
• Fur: (Piel)
• Shell: (Cáscara)
• Paw: (Pata)
• Whiskers: (Bigotes)

Animal Sounds

• Bark: Dog
• Buzz: Bee
• Chatter: Monkey
• Hiss: Snake
• Meow: Cat
• Roar: Lion
• Squeak: Mouse
• Squawk: Parrot
• Whistle: Dolphin

Common Prepositional Phrases

Phrases and Nouns with 'AT'

• At a glance
• At random
• At least
• At leisure

Nouns and Phrases with 'OF'

• Knowledge of
• Love of
• Fear of

Phrases and Nouns with 'BY'

• By accident
• By choice
• By mistake
• By force

Nouns and Phrases with 'TO'

• Addition to
• Reaction to
• Dedication to

Phrases and Nouns with 'FOR'

• For a change
• For a start
• For instance
• Practice for
• Talent for
• Preference for
• Request for
• Respect for

Phrases and Nouns with 'IN'

• In advance
• In charge
• In despair
• In fashion
• In trouble
• Change in
• Trust in
• Increase in
• Faith in

Phrases and Nouns with 'ON'

• On request
• On the radio
• On offer
• On average
• On TV

Nouns and Phrases with 'WITH'

• Contrast with
• Matter with
• Trouble with