Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at arm's length: At a distance that can be reached by extending the arm.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• such as: For example; like
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at speed: Moving quickly.
• in terms of
• allow for: To take into consideration
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• speed up: To move more quickly
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• check out
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• section: A part of a whole
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• flexible: Bending easily
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• piece: A counter in a board game
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• great: Very good; better than before
• phobia: Extreme fear
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• intimately: Privately and personally
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• periphery: Far edge of something
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• acuity: Sharpness of vision
• fixate: To intently focus attention on something
• legibility: Quality that makes handwriting easy to read
• maximally: As much as possible; to greatest possible degree