Vocabulary Bank — General English A2

"How often do you have class?"

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ask about frequency

"Where are you originally from?"

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ask about birthplace vs. current base

"Why did you choose English?"

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ask about motivation (a real conversation starter)

as a general

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rule (= usually, in principle)

as a rule

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in general (a fixed pattern)

at + time / at night

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at 7 p.m. / at midnight / at night

at the crack of

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dawn (= extremely early)

every + day/week

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every day, every other Friday, every second week

every other

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day / weekend

every other (day / week)

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alternating: one yes, one no

genuinely brutal

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really, honestly very hard

give or

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take a couple of minutes

give or take

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approximately (used after a number): '20 minutes, give or take'

in the middle of

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the night / the week / a meeting

make a point of (not) doing

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deliberately do / not do (something)

most of the time

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usually, in the majority of cases

on + day / date

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on Monday / on 5 May / on my birthday

once a

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week / month / year

secretly love it

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enjoy something you pretend to complain about

without fail

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always, with no exception