Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• duck out: To leave a place or situation quickly and often without being noticed.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• barely: Only just; just possible
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• amount: Quantity of something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• tiny: Very, very small
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• huge: Very very large
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• click: To work well with someone or something
• soak: To make something completely wet
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• leave: To go away from; depart
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• farmland: Rural area where farming is practiced