Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• on the quarter: At exactly 15 minutes past the hour; at a quarter hour.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• such as: For example; like
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
• play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• mental: Concerning the mind
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• annoying: To make someone angry
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
• 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
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• piece: A counter in a board game
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• syllabus: Teaching schedule for a school or college course
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• unit: One apartment in a building
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• triple: Group or set of three
• improvisation: Doing something without preparation
• notation: Set of written signs are used in music or math
• metronome: Swinging device that ticks to mark time in music
• subdivision: Part of some larger or more complex organization
• tempo: Speed or pace of something