Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• power failure: A loss of electrical power supply.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• due to: Because of; owing to
• have to: Must do
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• phase out: To gradually end a task, or sell a product
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• under construction
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• used up: To use all of; consume
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• efficiently: In a way that does not create waste
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• poop: Feces
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• happen: To take place or occur
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• pebble: Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• pollutant: Toxic substance harmful to the environment
• toolbox: Box, chest or cabinet for holding hand tools