Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• in stock: Available to buy in a store
• fine wine: Wine of high quality and good taste.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• walk out with: To leave a place taking something, often secretly or without permission.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• dust off: To remove dust from something by wiping or brushing.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• going on: To continue doing something
• hate on: To criticize or express dislike for something, often unfairly or excessively.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
• at least: As a minimum
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• right out of the gate: Immediately at the beginning of an event or process.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• heaven forbid: Used to express a strong wish that something does not happen.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• check out
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• account: An advantage
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• additional: Further or added
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
• business: A company formed for making profit
• deceptive: Causing someone to believe what is not true
• product: Item that can be bought
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• price: Person's name
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• segue: Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• spec: Detailed description of design criteria
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
• usable: Able to be used; good enough to use
• motherboard: Main circuit board of a computer
• playable: That can be played