Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• scrape by: To manage to live on very little money.
• at least: As a minimum
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
• go on: To continue doing something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• civil engineer: An engineer who designs and maintains public works, such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• tear off: To remove something quickly and forcefully by pulling it
• check out
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• barely: Only just; just possible
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• replace: To use instead of something else
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• land: Region or country
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• diameter: Distance across the center of an object
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• dropout: One quitting school before graduation
• cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
• worrisome: Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
• pi: The ratio of the circumference to the diameter