Vocabulary

• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• in point: Relevant; pertinent
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• buddy up: To become friendly with someone, often to gain an advantage.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• material: Cloth; fabric
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• part: Division of a book
• jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• carat: A unit of weight for precious stones