Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on the DL: Kept secret or confidential; quietly without public knowledge.
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• round out: To complete or improve something by adding what is missing.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on time
• the icing on the cake: An additional benefit that makes a good situation even better.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• shoot out: A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• deal with
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• pixel: Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
• noticeably: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
• telephoto: Photograph made with a telephoto lens
• hertz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves
• hz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves