Vocabulary

• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• next to: Being located along side another
• set up
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• get to grips with: To begin to understand and deal with something difficult.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• slightly: Only a little
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• blow: To move something using air
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• dodgy: Slightly dishonest; not quite right
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• electrify: To energize or excite people