Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• power down: To turn off a device or system completely.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• on the cross: Positioned on or attached to the Christian crucifix symbol.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• barely: Only just; just possible
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• amount: Quantity of something
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• buoyancy: Degree to which a thing floats on liquid or in air
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• great: Very good; better than before
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• slender: Being small or almost insufficient in amount
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• hull: Frame or main body of a boat
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• waterline: Line painted on ship to show safe limit of water
• ama: (Ask Me Anything) An interactive post or session, often on platforms like Reddit or Instagram, where a person (often a celebrity or expert) answers questions from the public in real-time.