Vocabulary

• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• at least: As a minimum
• on to: Toward something; forward
• resist the urge: To fight against a strong desire or temptation.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• check out
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• urge: A strong desire for something
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• blow: To move something using air
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• soak: To make something completely wet
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
• great: Very good; better than before
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• let: To allow someone to do something
• seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• corrosion: Deterioration in metals caused by chemical action
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk