Vocabulary

• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• turn off
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• planted on: To deceive someone
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• single step: A solitary action or measure.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• military: Army or armed forces
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• expire: To breathe out
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• covert: Hidden; secret
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• datum: Item of factual information
• residual: Referring to the amount left over
• irrespective: In spite of everything; ignoring drawbacks
• ad: Public notice or advertisement