Improve Your English: English in Everyday Life

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iPod:
A small, portable electronic device on which music 
or other kinds of recordings can be stored and played 
back.
jigsaw puzzle:
Typically, a large fl at puzzle with some 
kind of pattern, picture, or design on it that takes a sig-
nifi cant amount of time to assemble.
jump:
A term often used synonymously with 
skydiving
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jumpers:
Skydivers.
keep it going:
To stay active or busy and participate in 
diff erent activities.
kinda:
Kind of. 
knitter:
A person who knits.
knitting:
To make something from yarn or thread by 
using needles to produce interconnecting loops of 
material.
licensed pilot:
A person who has met all of the training 
and educational requirements established by the FAA 
(Federal Aviation Administration) and who has been 
issued a permit to fl y an aircraft.
MLS (Major League Soccer):
Th
e professional soccer 
league of North America.
MSI (Montgomery Soccer Incorporated):
A local youth 
soccer league.
Natty Boh:
Nickname for the American beer National 
Bohemian.
not terribly far:
A common expression that means “not 
very far.”
off the beaten path:
Places to which people do not fre-
quently go or travel.

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outdoorsman:
A person who enjoys outside sports or 
activities.