Feeling a plateau on speaking and vocabulary (B1)

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I've been learning Spanish for 5 years, on-and-off studying, but overall feel like I have hit a plateau, especially on speaking. I can get through 99% of interactions in Spanish (airport, dentist, basic doctor's visit, restaurants, watching the news). My original goal was to become conversational, which I am, it's just not perfect. I'm wanting to clean up my Spanish but it seems like a LOT of work with minimal gains. I have a lot of other hobbies, and things I enjoy learning, so I'm struggling with the effort vs end result.

With vocabulary, I know most high-frequency words and am cleaning up irregular high frequency verbs, but the verbs I don't know are verbs I rarely use BUT I realize those verbs are what would take me from B1 to B2. I also know if I don't study and have a situation where I need Spanish, I can get through it, which I think has made me lazy to be honest.

At this stage, what are the most significant things I can do to "level up" my Spanish? The past three months have been focused on my accent and phonetics, which has significantly improved my speaking and has helped others understand me better.

I saw this and the B1 level is an accurate assessment of where I'm at.

  • Listening
  • B1: I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
  • B2: I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes.
  • Reading
  • B1: I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language.
  • B2: I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.
  • Writing
  • B1: I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
  • B2: I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests.
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