Vocabulary

• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• in charge: To be responsible for
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• formerly known as: Used to indicate a previous name of a person or place.
• count on: To depend on someone
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• expire: To breathe out
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• corpse: A dead body
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• replace: To use instead of something else
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• own: To have something as your property
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• brake: Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• terminator: Another name for exterminator
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• mini: Small British car
• aw: The sound made when seeing something cute