Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• going on: To continue doing something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• note down: To write something down so that you do not forget it.
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
• at minimum: At the lowest or smallest amount or degree.
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• have to: Must do
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• modify: To make minor change to something
• great: Very good; better than before
• orchestra: Large group who perform instrumental music
• knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• modulation: Musical passage moving from one key to another
• reverb: A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means
• sputter: (E.g. of an engine) to make an explosive sound