Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• write down: To record in writing
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• turn on
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• plug in
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• start over: To begin again.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• check out
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• strength: Condition of being strong
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• audio: Concerning sound
• point: An item to be discussed
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• online: Connected to the internet
• ethernet: Network technology for local area networks