Vocabulary

• turn off
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• spill out: To flow or empty out, often in large quantities or in a disorderly manner.
• ring up
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• harness: To capture the power of something
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• procedure: A medical operation
• rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• shaft: To ruin the plans or prospects of others
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• dispenser: Container used to prescribe amounts
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages