Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• interact with
• think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• second hand: (Of goods) already used
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• important: Having power or authority
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• piece: A counter in a board game
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• daily: Happening every day
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• fatality: Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
• caregiver: Person giving care or helping others
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
• fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
• uncharted: (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• purification: Act of removing unwanted substances
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• invaluable: Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
• misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
• doughnut: Piece of sweet, fried bread shaped like a ring
• eyewitness: Someone who sees and event with their own eyes
• sentinel: Soldier responsible for watching or guarding