Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• going on: To continue doing something
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• check out
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
• in the pipeline: Currently being developed or planned.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• slightly: Only a little
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• spot: A certain place or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• respond: To answer something or someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• inversion: Change in position so things become the opposite
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
• experimentation: Act of making and performing experiments or tests
• placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• triad: Secret Chinese organization of criminals
• chromatic: Of or produced by color, especially bright color