Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• one round: A single period of fighting in a boxing match.
• out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• spin up: To start or initialize something quickly, especially software or a system.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• start up: A newly established business.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• fabric: Cloth or material
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• performance: Act of doing something
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• option: A choice
• congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• datum: Item of factual information
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• semantic: Concerning the different meanings of words
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• specification: Description of the design to make something
• scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified
• taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
• header: Soccer shot made with head
• ethernet: Network technology for local area networks
• standup: (Of comedian) standing to deliver jokes