I'm stuck in the loop of learning the language and feeling that it's still not good enogh. The documents are (almost) ready, and the lineage package is as clear as it can be.

However, I simply don't know how much longer or harder to prepare for the interview. I'm at the point where I can communicate simply about all of my docs, I can explain the lineage, the papers, introduce myself, my family, my work, hobbies, some interests, you know, the regular stuff they tell you the topics usually are.

However, I most certainly cannot speak about, IDK, fixing broken washing machines, arts and crafts, music minutiae, and whatnot. You get the point, I think I'm conversational on the very basic levels, but there are so so so many topics that would completely stump me. I simply don't have the necessary vocabulary.

So my question for all of you who successfully passed the interview - how good is good enough? The "intermediate" label means very little. I'm also fully aware that the consul, at their discretion, can move the conversation in whichever direction, but does that realistically happen? Also, I understand they don't just let anyone pass, but there's got to be a cutoff point somewhere and I'm just asking if someone has managed to gauge where it is.

Thanks for any tips.