Vocabulary

• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in a pinch: In a difficult situation; in an emergency.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• great: Very good; better than before
• complacent: Unconcerned, self-satisfied
• phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
• seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
• product: Item that can be bought
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• vertically: In an up and down position
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• aperture: Hole or opening controlling e.g. light on a lens
• iterative: Marked by iteration; repeating
• propeller: Device with blades that move a plane or boat
• telephoto: Photograph made with a telephoto lens
• parallax: Displacement of objects seen from different angles