Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• tell on: To report someone's bad behavior to an authority.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• at least: As a minimum
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• narrative: The telling of a story
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• conduct: Your behavior
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• military: Army or armed forces
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• performance: Act of doing something
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• trooper: A US state police officer
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.