Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• true to form: Acting in a way that is typical or expected of someone.
• par excellence: Being the best of its kind; beyond comparison
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• respond: To answer something or someone
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• leave: To go away from; depart
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• staff: Employees of a company
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• daily: Happening every day
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• cylinder: Tube shape with flat ends
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• silky: Having a smooth texture and shiny appearance
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
• tenet: Principle or belief, usually religious
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
• buttermilk: Substance comes from making butter from sour milk