Vocabulary

• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• tab out: To move the cursor out of a field or window by pressing the tab key.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• fly apart: To break or separate suddenly into pieces.
• rattle on: To talk continuously, often without stopping.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• pull it out: To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
• wheel away: To move away by rolling on wheels, often a vehicle or chair.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• run it up: Accumulate or increase an amount, often of costs or debt.
• way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
• air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• initially: At first; originally
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• point: An item to be discussed
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• retract: To take back something said or given
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
• nipple: Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
• electronically: By electronic means
• pulley: Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
• mini: Small British car