Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• sit down: To take a seat
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• on file: Recorded and stored in a systematic way.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• going on: To continue doing something
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• set up
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
• next to: Being located along side another
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• leave: To go away from; depart
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• replace: To use instead of something else
• behold: To look at
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• datum: Item of factual information
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
• online: Connected to the internet
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company