Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to a degree: Partially; somewhat.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as useful: Equally useful; to the same degree of usefulness.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• deal with
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• check out
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• broader sense: A more general or inclusive meaning or interpretation.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• flexible: Bending easily
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• daily: Happening every day
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• part: Division of a book
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• onward: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• geographically: With respect to the earth and its natural features
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• northwest: Being between west and north
• connector: A device that joins things together