Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• go through with: To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• lock up: To imprison someone.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• cut away: To do something different, as to change direction
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• compressed air: Air that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure.
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• late: At a time after the expected time
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
• small: Little in size; not big
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• clean: Completely; entirely
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• size: How big or small a thing is
• delay: To wait some amount of time before doing something
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• brake: Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
• fighter: Something or someone that fights
• pressurize: To add pressure to something (e.g. a diving suit)
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• upgraded: To improve something in terms of quality
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• restrictive: Limiting or controlling what a person can do
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• modify: To make minor change to something
• sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
• idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• cylinder: Tube shape with flat ends
• actuator: A mechanism that puts something into automatic action
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• rev: Short form of reverend
• torque: Turning or twisting force
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• squadron: Military unit, e.g. of planes or ships
• preset: To set up in advance (e.g. TV default settings)
• compressed: To press tightly together
• compressor: Mechanical device that compresses gasses
• durability: Product made to withstand repeated use
• crank: Device for turning