Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• previous day: The day before the current day.
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• express: To send something by fast mail
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• shift: To change in position or direction
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• steep: Very expensive
• leave: To go away from; depart
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• cadence: (Of music, etc.) pleasing rhythmic flow
• cog: Toothed wheel fitting into others to turn machines
• gradient: A measure of how steep something is
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• pulley: Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
• lance: Weapon like a spear carried by knights in jousts
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals