Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• in charge: To be responsible for
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
• change out: To remove something and replace it with something else.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in reference to: Relating to; with regard to
• much lighter: Considerably less heavy.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• material: Cloth; fabric
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• shift: To change in position or direction
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• mule: Animal breed combining a horse and a donkey
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
• crusher: Device that crushes something