Vocabulary

• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• have to: Must do
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• put your foot in it: To say something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• slightly: Only a little
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• steer: A cow
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• couple: To join something to something else
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• row: To move a boat using oars
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• act: To behave in a certain way
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• trunk: Long nose of an elephant
• suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
• aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• overkill: To make an effort more than is necessary
• torque: Turning or twisting force
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• horsepower: Unit of power of car engine, etc.