words and phrases; vocabulary items
Refers to individual words or short phrases, often in the context of language study, reading comprehension, or text analysis.
Please pick out the difficult words and phrases from this text.
I look up the meanings of words and phrases in a dictionary.
I looked up the meaning of the unfamiliar word in a dictionary.
I memorized the important vocabulary items for the exam.
Many technical words and phrases are used in this text.