Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• sit down: To take a seat
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
• file in: Enter a place in a neat, organized line or sequence.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• set up
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• show up with: To arrive at a place accompanied by someone or carrying something.
• talking through: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• instance: An example of something; case
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• datum: Item of factual information
• deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• iris: Round colored part of an eye
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• airflow: Movement of air around objects