Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at present: Currently; now
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• village: Small town in the country
• girl: A female child; a young woman
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• granny: Grandmother
• shuts: To stop being open for business
• broken: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• repeat: Action that is done again
• call: A order or request for action
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• happen: To take place or occur
• gifted: To give something to someone often in error
• office: Room or building used for business
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• couple: To join something to something else
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• identical: The same in every way
• educational: Intended to teach or inform
• broadband: Computer connection allowing fast internet access
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
• encouragement: Act of increasing the chance of a thing happening
• data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• decade: Period of 10 years
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• replication: Act of making more exact copies of itself
• slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)
• tangent: Line or curve meeting another line or curve
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• homo: Slightly offensive term for a homosexual