Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• save as: To store a file using a new name or format.
• magic number: A constant numerical value that has a special meaning in a program.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• check out
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• poverty: State of being poor
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• chill: State of being a little cold
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• steer: A cow
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• important: Having power or authority
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• malnutrition: Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• person: Man, woman or child
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• quench: To put out a fire
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• contraception: Birth control; prevention of pregnancy
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• hiv: Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus