Vocabulary

• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• write down: To record in writing
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• tv show: A television program.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• all ears: Fully attentive; very interested in hearing what someone has to say.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• cut on: To switch on; to activate (a device or light).
• on to: Toward something; forward
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• jot down: To write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• meticulous: Extremely careful to do things correctly
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• master: To gain control over something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• audio: Concerning sound
• unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• interactive: Acting or influencing others
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• translate: To change something into a different state
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• part: Division of a book
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• jot: None or very little
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• unforgettable: Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
• unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)