achterlaten
to leave | Think ‘after-late’: you let (laten) it stay achter (=behind) — you leave it.
afzeggen
to cancel | Say it ‘off’ (af + zeggen = say) — you cancel it.
beëindigen
to end | Contains ‘eind’ (=end): you bring something to an end.
benadrukken
to emphasize | Has ‘druk’ (=press/pressure): you press on a point to emphasize it.
beperking, de
limitation, the | Think ‘peri‑meter/park fence’: a beperking puts a boundary/limit around something.
bevestiging, de
confirmation, the | See ‘vast’ (=fixed) inside: bevestigen = fasten/fix → confirmation.
blokkeren
to get tongue-tied | When your words ‘block’, you get tongue‑tied.
boodschap, de
message, the | Bood ~ ‘bode’ (=messenger): what the messenger carries is the boodschap (message).
context, de
context, the | Looks just like English ‘context’.
efficiënt
efficient | Spelled almost the same as ‘efficient’ → efficient.
generatie, de
generation, the | Looks like ‘generation’.
instantie, de
organization, the | Think ‘instance’ of an institution → an organization/agency.
inzicht, het
insight, the | Literally ‘in sight’ → insight.
medeleven, het
compassion, the | ‘mede’ (=with) + ‘leven’ (=live): to ‘live with’ someone’s feelings → compassion.
mondeling
oral | From ‘mond’ (=mouth): mouth‑based → oral.
onrustig
restless | on‑ + rust (=rest) → unrestful, restless.
ontslaan
to fire | Boss ‘slams’ (slaan) you off (ont‑) the job → fire/dismiss.
ontvanger, de
recipient, the | From ‘vangen’ (=to catch): ontvanger is the catcher/receiver → recipient.
oproep, de
call, the | ‘roep’ (=call) → an ‘op‑roep’ is a call/appeal.
reageren
to respond | Looks like ‘react’ → respond.
spontaan
spontaneous | Looks like ‘spontaneous’.
storen
to bother | Think of ‘disturb’—a loud store intercom ‘stoort’ you → it bothers.
toon, de
tone, the | Looks like ‘tone’.
uitdrukken
to express | Literally ‘press out’ (uit + drukken) → express.
