Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• due to: Because of; owing to
• get your hands dirty: To do hard or unpleasant work yourself.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• material: Cloth; fabric
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• due: When something is required or expected
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• simulation: A copying method to study the real world
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• exorbitant: Concerning a great or excessive amount
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• silo: Underground installation for firing missiles
• schematic: Showing the main parts or ideas of in a simple way
• microchip: Device in computers that do calculations
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'