NGSL 1000 — Most Common English Words

To put something over something to protect or hide it; To include or deal with a subject; To be enough money to pay for; Something that covers, such as a lid or the outside of a book

fairly; to a notable degree; completely

an image or photograph; to imagine or visualize

Easy to understand, see, or hear; Transparent; easy to see through; Free from obstacles, or (of the sky) without clouds; To remove things from a place

repeated exercise to improve a skill; the doing of something

a part of something; a creative work

solid earth surface; a country; to descend from air

not long ago; close to the present time

to explain what something or someone is like

a thing made to be sold; the result of multiplication

a medical professional; a holder of a doctorate

a vertical structure forming part of a building

a person receiving medical care; able to wait calmly

a person who does a job; an employee

new information; reports of current events

an examination or trial; to evaluate by testing

a recorded film; a motion picture

(with "the") Something certain; Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something; (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of)

relating to a particular person; private

in a straightforward way; merely; completely

applied science; machines or methods developed for practical use

To capture, overtake; The act of seizing or capturing

A single movement of lifting one foot and putting it down.; One of a series of actions taken to achieve something.; A flat surface for your foot when going up or down, as on stairs.; To move by lifting your foot and putting it down somewhere.

To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant; A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered; Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant

To use a computer; A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one...

a category or kind; to write using a keyboard

Mental focus

to make a picture; to pull toward you; a tied game

a motion picture; to record on video

a group or body of people with a shared purpose

a large woody plant with a trunk and branches

the origin or place something comes from; to obtain from a source

the color of blood; having a red color

almost; not quite; in close approximation

To decide which one you want from several possibilities; To decide to do something

The reason why something happens; To make something happen, usually something bad; A reason for feeling or acting in a certain way; An aim or principle that people support

The thin strands growing from the skin of humans and animals.

A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally)...

facts that indicate whether something is true

a glass-covered opening for light and air; a period of opportunity

requiring effort; not easy

To pay attention to someone or something in order to hear them.; To take notice of advice and act on it.

in a short time; before long

To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate); The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation

To happen by chance, to occur; An opportunity or possibility; Happening by chance, casual

To treat as a brother; Son of the same parents as another person

the power to do work; physical strength; power sources like electricity

to become aware of something; to make real