Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• slightly: Only a little
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• automatic: Done without conscious thought
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• manual: Done by hand (not machine)
• modify: To make minor change to something
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• picture: General situation or state of being
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• recoil: To quickly move away from something shocking
• aperture: Hole or opening controlling e.g. light on a lens
• outpost: Outlying branch or position of a main organization
• ammo: Shortened form of 'ammunition'
• mag: Shortened form of 'magazine' (publication)