Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• going on: To continue doing something
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• of late: Recently; lately.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• late: At a time after the expected time
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• part: Division of a book
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• graph: Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• untested: Not yet proved or subjected to testing
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• century: Period of 100 years
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• map: Diagram showing the geography of an area
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• model: Being an excellent example of
• kid: Child or young person
• add: To include as well
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• stupidest: Being the most lacking in intelligence
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• largely: In large part; mainly or chiefly
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• daycare: Childcare during the day while parents work
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• triple: Group or set of three
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
• cleanup: (Baseball) The fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
• ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen
• blogging: To read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
• maneuver: Military movement of troops
• automate: To make automatic by using machines