- Engels Nederlands
- to interrupt = onderbreken
- proverb = spreekwoord
- gossip = roddel
- to gossip = roddelen
- curious; odd = eigenaardig; vreemd
- to utter = uiten
- remark = opmerking
- to remark = opmerken
- bilingual = tweetalig
- native language / native tongue; mother tongue = moedertaal
- subject = onderwerp
- to emphasize; to stress = benadrukken
- emphasis; stress = klemtoon; nadruk
- fluent = vloeiend
- slang = jargon
- to chat = kletsen
- silence = stilte
- silent = stil; zwijgend
- account = verslag
- understatement = understatement; te zwakke uitdrukking
- to exclaim = uitroepen
- eloquent = welsprekend
- eloquence = welsprekendheid
- chairman = voorzitter
- narrator = verteller
- to hesitate = aarzelen
- hesitation = aarzeling
- to confuse = in verwarring brengen
- confusing = verwarrend