Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• plug in
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• boot up: To start a computer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
• tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• slightly: Only a little
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• fully: Completely or entirely
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• configure: To construct or arrange in a certain way
• delete: To remove or erase something
• voltage: Measured force of electricity
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
• connector: A device that joins things together
• mic: Short for 'microphone'
• pi: The ratio of the circumference to the diameter