Vocabulary

• set up
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• bump up: To increase something, often by a small amount.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• slice of pizza: A portion of pizza cut from the whole
• got to: To arrive at some place
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• have to: Must do
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• slightly: Only a little
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• require: To demand that someone does something
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
• wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
• assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
• great: Very good; better than before
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• antioxidant: Substance that stops harmful chemical reactions
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• teeny: Very small
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• price: Person's name
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• hardware: Physical parts of a computer, machine or device
• dodgy: Slightly dishonest; not quite right
• tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• sequential: Arranged or occurring in a certain order or series
• bedtime: Time you go to bed