Vocabulary

• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• get on to: To decide to do something you have delayed doing
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• barely: Only just; just possible
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• performance: Act of doing something
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• steer: A cow
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• slam: To criticize sharply
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• piece: A counter in a board game
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
• empirical: Based on observation or experiment
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• skid: To slide along a surface in an uncontrolled way
• goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
• snowboarder: Someone riding a snowboard