Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• deal with
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• grasp: Person's control over something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• favor: Support or approval from people
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• part: Division of a book
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• trunk: Long nose of an elephant
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• diverge: To move away from, in a different direction
• fingertip: End (tip) of a finger
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• concave: Hollow; curved inward
• leaky: Allowing fluid or air to enter or escape
• frizzy: (Of hair) in small tight curls
• morphology: Study of the forms and structures of things
• convex: Having a surface that curves outward like a ball
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current