Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• behind someone's back: Doing something in secret without someone's knowledge.
• walk on eggshells: To be very careful and cautious about what you say or do, because you do not want to offend or upset someone.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• free up: To make something available for a particular use.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
• in difficulty: In trouble or facing hardship.
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• check out
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• defense: Argument in support of something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• autobiography: Book written by a person about his or her own life
• act: To behave in a certain way
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• den: Home of some types of wild animals
• spear: Long hunting stick with a sharp point
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• redesign: To change the design or style of something