Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• stand out
• cut corners: To do something badly in order to save money or effort.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• fair game: Someone or something that is considered a legitimate target for criticism, attack, or exploitation.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• plug in
• such as: For example; like
• lift a finger: To make even the slightest effort to do something.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• free up: To make something available for a particular use.
• has its place: To be useful or important in a particular situation.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• check out
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• evolve: To develop certain features
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• narrative: The telling of a story
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• afford: To make available, to provide
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• grit: Strong determination
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• physician: A medical doctor
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
• plagiarism: Copying the work of others pretending it's yours
• ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'