Vocabulary

• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• at least: As a minimum
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• best practice: A procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• throw in the towel: To admit defeat or give up.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• latch: To tightly attach yourself to something
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• fill: To make something full
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• detergent: Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• mount: To attach something to something else
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
• long: Person's name
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• grime: Thick dirt or black dust, e.g. from pollution
• handwash: Washing or laundering by hand not with a machine