Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
• got to: To arrive at some place
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• squeeze in
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• regardless of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• slightly: Only a little
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• account: An advantage
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• trend: Current style or fashion
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• master: To gain control over something
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• superlative: Highest in quality or excellence
• viewpoint: Point of view; your opinion or attitude