| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accost | approach and speak to boldly |
| 2. | aim at | direct toward a target |
| 3. | analyze | study carefully in detail |
| 4. | answer | respond to a question or issue |
| 5. | appeal to | make a request to |
| 6. | approach | begin dealing with something |
| 7. | ask | put a question to |
| 8. | attend to | give attention to something |
| 9. | bring up | mention for discussion |
| 10. | call | name or refer to as |
| 11. | clarify | make clearer or easier |
| 12. | comment on | give an opinion about |
| 13. | concentrate on | give full attention to |
| 14. | confront | face and deal with directly |
| 15. | consider | think about or discuss carefully |
| 16. | contend with | deal with something difficult |
| 17. | cope with | manage a difficult situation |
| 18. | cover | include or discuss a topic |
| 19. | deal with | take action on something |
| 20. | declaim | speak formally or dramatically |
| 21. | deliver | give a speech or message |
| 22. | delve into | examine deeply |
| 23. | describe | say what something is like |
| 24. | designate | name or identify officially |
| 25. | direct to | send toward a recipient |
| 26. | discuss | talk about a subject |
| 27. | elaborate on | explain in greater detail |
| 28. | send an email to | |
| 29. | examine | look at closely or discuss |
| 30. | explain | make clear by describing |
| 31. | explore | examine or discuss broadly |
| 32. | expound | explain in detail |
| 33. | fix | put right or solve |
| 34. | focus on | give attention to |
| 35. | forward to | send onward to someone |
| 36. | gear to | adapt for a specific audience |
| 37. | get in touch with | contact someone |
| 38. | give | deliver a speech or lecture |
| 39. | grapple with | struggle to deal with |
| 40. | greet | speak to on meeting |
| 41. | hail | call out to attract attention |
| 42. | handle | manage or deal with something |
| 43. | home | place where someone lives |
| 44. | homily | short moral or religious talk |
| 45. | interpret | explain the meaning of |
| 46. | investigate | examine to discover facts |
| 47. | keynote | main speech at an event |
| 48. | label | describe with a name |
| 49. | lecture on | give a formal talk about |
| 50. | location | particular place or position |
| 51. | lodging | temporary place to stay |
| 52. | look at | consider or examine something |
| 53. | look into | investigate or examine |
| 54. | make | deliver a speech or statement |
| 55. | manage | control or handle successfully |
| 56. | mention | refer to briefly |
| 57. | message | send a message to |
| 58. | name | call by a particular name |
| 59. | orate | speak formally in public |
| 60. | oration | formal public speech |
| 61. | outline | give main points of |
| 62. | petition | make a formal request to |
| 63. | point at | direct toward something |
| 64. | position | place where something is located |
| 65. | present | give formally to an audience |
| 66. | presentation | formal talk or display |
| 67. | probe | investigate thoroughly |
| 68. | quarters | living or working place |
| 69. | raise | introduce for attention |
| 70. | rectify | correct something wrong |
| 71. | refer to | speak about or mention |
| 72. | remark on | comment about something |
| 73. | remedy | correct or improve a problem |
| 74. | resolve | find an answer to |
| 75. | respond to | answer or react to something |
| 76. | review | examine or consider again |
| 77. | scrutinize | examine very carefully |
| 78. | settle | resolve or decide finally |
| 79. | solve | find a solution to |
| 80. | sort out | solve or organize a problem |
| 81. | speak about | talk on a subject |
| 82. | speak to | talk directly to someone |
| 83. | study | examine closely |
| 84. | style | call by a formal title |
| 85. | summarize | give the main points |
| 86. | tackle | try to solve a problem |
| 87. | take on | accept and confront a task |
| 88. | take up | begin discussing or handling |
| 89. | talk about | discuss a subject |
| 90. | talk to | communicate with someone |
| 91. | term | call or describe as |
| 92. | touch on | mention briefly |
| 93. | treat | deal with in a way |
| 94. | turn to | begin considering or discussing |
| 95. | welcome | greet on arrival |
| 96. | whereabouts | location of a person or thing |
| 97. | work on | try to improve or solve |
| 98. | wrestle with | struggle over a problem |
| 99. | write about | discuss in writing |
| 100. | write to | send written communication to |
