Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• have to: Must do
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• strip out: To remove or take away something that is not necessary or wanted.
• file away: To put something in a file for storage.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• miserable: Very unhappy
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• decade: Period of 10 years
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• fabric: Cloth or material
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• account: An advantage
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
• lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
• documentation: Official papers that give information
• amphitheater: Open space surrounded by rising levels of seats
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• monolithic: Imposing in size or bulk or solidity
• aspen: Kind of tree