Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• in terms of
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• in series: Arranged or occurring one after another in sequence.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• at minimum: At the lowest or smallest amount or degree.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• next to: Being located along side another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• melt away: To disappear gradually.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• material: Cloth; fabric
• slightly: Only a little
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• bulge: To curve outward from the surface, as when full
• contour: Shape of the outside edge of a face, a hill, etc.
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• skeletal: Of the bones of the body
• scribe: History person/monk, who copied books by hand
• concave: Hollow; curved inward
• chainsaw: Machine-powered saw that cuts with a sharp chain
• convex: Having a surface that curves outward like a ball
• refraction: Light changing direction through glass or water
• kickback: Bribe paid to get something illegally or cheaply
• angelfish: Butterfly fish