Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• get with it: To understand and become involved in what is happening.
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• hit the ceiling: To become very angry; to lose one's temper.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• lose out
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• going on: To continue doing something
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
• monkey around: To behave in a silly or playful way; fool around.
• have to: Must do
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• shift out: To move out or leave quickly or suddenly.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• harness: To capture the power of something
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• datum: Item of factual information
• grail: Cup or plate Jesus is supposed to have used
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible