Vigorous/strenuous exercise

After the operation, you should avoid strenuous exercise.

6. get used to - to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc:

I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it.

I can't get used to the idea that you're grown up now.

7. list - a set of things, names, numbers etc usually written one below the other, for example so that you can remember or check them

list of

a list of activities planned for Saturday

make/draw up/write a list also compile a list formal:

Make a list of all the things you have to do.

On a list

The first person on my list is Mrs Gilling.

A long/short list

a long list of words to learn

In 1950 New York topped the list of the ten largest cities.

Guest list

Wine list

Grocery list

Be high/low on a list (of something)

Be at the top/bottom of a list

A good car is high on my list of priorities.

8. practice - to do an activity, often regularly, in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test:

They moved the furniture back to practise their dance routine.

It gives students the opportunity to practice their speaking skills.

Practise doing something

Today we're going to practise parking.

Practise for

She's practicing for her piano recital.

Practise something on somebody

Everybody wants to practise their English on me.

9. presentation - an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea:

We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.

Make/give a presentation

I'm going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.

10. to realize:

1) understand: to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it

Realize (that)

I suddenly realized that the boy was crying.

Do you realize you're an hour late?

Realize who/what/how etc

I'm sorry, I didn't realize who you were.

It took us a while to realize the extent of the tragedy.

It was only later that I realized my mistake.

2) achieve - formal to achieve something that you were hoping to achieve:

She never realized her ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal.

a young singer who has not yet realized her full potential (=achieved as much as she can achieve)

somebody's worst fears were realized:

His worst fears were realized when he heard that Chris had been arrested.

Fulfil/realize a dream

11. reduce - to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price synonym cut; opposite increase; ↪ reduction:

The governor announced a new plan to reduce crime.

Small businesses will need to reduce costs in order to survive.

Giving up smoking significantly reduces your risk of heart disease.

Reduce something by something

The workforce has been reduced by half.

Reduce something (from something) to something

All the shirts were reduced to £10.

The new bridge should reduce travelling time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.

reduce somebody/something to something phrasal verb

reduce somebody to tears/silence etc:

She was reduced to tears in front of her students.

reduce something to ashes/rubble/ruins:

A massive earthquake reduced the city to rubble.

12. schedule - a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do it

on schedule (=at the planned time)

The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive on schedule.

ahead of/behind schedule (=before or after the planned time)

Meg's new book is still well ahead of schedule.

How can he fit everything into his busy schedule?

I'm going to be working to a very tight schedule (=including a lot of things that must be done in a short time).

Busy schedule

Tight schedule

Be scheduled for June/Monday etc

13. skill - an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it ➔ talent:

Reading and writing are two different skills.

Many jobs today require computer skills.

Skill in/at

He was valued for his skill in raising money for the company.

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