Vocabulary

• break out
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• shift off: To leave or depart from a place.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• splash out: To spend a lot of money freely
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• seen better days: To be in poor condition or not as good as before.
• reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• slightly: Only a little
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• afford: To make available, to provide
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• soak: To make something completely wet
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• leave: To go away from; depart
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• fully: Completely or entirely
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• point: An item to be discussed
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• muck: Dirt; mud; filth
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• checklist: List of tasks and things to be checked
• fingernail: Nail at the end of a finger