Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• wear away: To erode or diminish by friction or long use.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• such as: For example; like
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• in terms of
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• going on: To continue doing something
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• steal the show: To receive more attention than anyone else in a performance or event because you give the best performance.
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• turn off
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• page up: Scroll up on a screen or document.
• page down: Scroll down a screen or document.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• fit the bill: To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• couple: To join something to something else
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• mount: To attach something to something else
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• tad: A small amount of something
• extrapolate: To use facts to make guesses, opinions
• toggle: A security device for software
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
• downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet
• nano: Concerning 1/1000,000th
• gasket: Rubber seal between two parts joined together
• lite: Low-fat or low-sugar version of the original food