Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• set up
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in charge: To be responsible for
• interact with
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in terms of
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• smoking gun: Decisive evidence of a crime or wrongdoing.
• gun for: To deliberately target or criticize someone persistently.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• help out: To assist someone
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• draw out: To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• draw on: To come to its end
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• backseat driver: A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• loop in: To include someone in a conversation or communication.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
• style guide: A set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization, or field.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• couple: To join something to something else
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• bug: To bother someone
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• dune: Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• cursor: Mark showing where the mouse is on computer screen
• directory: Alphabetical list of names and addresses
• slop: To carelessly let liquid fall out of cup, etc.