Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• fill up
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• interact with
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• hang with: To spend time with someone.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• fad: Something popular for a short time
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• datum: Item of factual information
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• compress: To press tightly together
• stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• varsity: Main team of college/school in a particular sport
• computational: Involving computation or computers
• lag: Delay between two events
• tic: Involuntary twitching especially in the face
• vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
• alias: False or secret second name
• graphical: Detailed so something is very clear
• lifelike: Realistic; looking real
• teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
• gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address