Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• go along with: To agree to do something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• cancel out: To neutralize or negate the effect of something else.
• have to: Must do
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• aside from
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• instance: An example of something; case
• barely: Only just; just possible
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• couple: To join something to something else
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
• uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• android: Robot that looks or seems human
• toggle: A security device for software
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• bass: Type of fish