Vocabulary

• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• dry off: To remove moisture from oneself by wiping.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
• going on: To continue doing something
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• touch up: To make small improvements to (painting, etc.)
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• grit: Strong determination
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• fill: To make something full
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
• marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
• smug: Feeling too pleased about something you have done
• fingernail: Nail at the end of a finger
• sharpness: Thinness of edge or fineness of point
• burr: Part of plants covering a seed with thorns