Hi guys, how's it going? Are you reading aloud some English articles every morning? Are you speaking English every day? Every English learner should be doing these two things in order to develop the four skills of the English language. I always do them as much as I can. However, it is understandable that some of you guys are quite busy with work. Even so, you still can do them.

First of all, you might be thinking too much about the level of sophistication or too specific vocabulary for explaining something in abstract terms. Today I will give you two easiest ways to solve the problem. One is to use some of the simplest verbs such as go, take, make, etc. For instance, well let's say,

"The financial situation in Japan has *deteriorated* even further compared to the one in the 1990s."

You may be mulling over which vocabulary should be specifically correct, which obviously makes your life so much harder, I mean, when it comes to both speaking and writing. Presumably, the term 'deteriorated' should be the hardest word to come up with instantaneously, right? Don't worry about it. Instead of using the term, the quickest solution to exhusting time and effort is to use either 'got worse' or 'worsened.' These words are not difficult for most English learners, I believe. All in all, the simpler word you get the most out of it, the speedier you'll be able to speak and write, and the easier people understand you without having to strain to catch you.

Another is to use the term 'not' when it comes to explaining abstract sentences, specially when you need to translate a bit complicated Japanese sentences or phrases into English. For example, if you wanna say like 'Our current project is kidouninottenai.' You might be confused what kind of phrase should be here to explain the thing you were supposed to convey. In this case, I'd suggest that you use 'not', instead of spending too much time and effort to come up with the specific term or phrase. The short answer is: 'Our current project isn't going well so far.' Just using 'not going well' is more than enough. How simple is that?

Thanks for reading! Have a nice week, everyone. Cheers.