This episode’s vocabulary
Intangible
adj. — impossible to touch, to describe exactly, or to give an exact value:
Engrossing
adj. — very interesting and needing all your attention: an engrossing book/story
Antiquated
adj. — old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society:
Alien
adj. — coming from a different country, race, or group: an alien culture
Put you off
phrasal verb — to make someone dislike something or someone, or to discourage someone from doing something: The smell of hospitals always puts me off.
Go for
phrasal verb — to choose something: Instead of butter, I always go for margarine or a low-fat spread.
Contain
verb — to have something inside or include something as a part.
Shave smth off
phrasal verb — to reduce something by the stated amount:
Conceive of
verb — to imagine something: I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old. He couldn't conceive of a time when he would have no job.
A recipe for success/disaster/trouble -
collocation — to be very likely to become a disaster,
Dispense with
verb — to get rid of or stop using something or someone that you do not need: They've had to dispense with a lot of luxuries since Mike lost his job.
Crucial
adj. — extremely important or necessary: a crucial decision/question.
Aberrant
adj. — different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way.
Appeal to smb
verb — to interest or attract someone: It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds. I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour.
Phase smth out
phrasal verb — to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages.
Obsolete
adj. — not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable: Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
Shrink -shrank -shrunk
verb — to become smaller, or to make something smaller:
Dense
adj. — having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through: dense fog; a dense forest
A medium
noun — a method or way of expressing something: the broadcasting/print medium
Digest a single book
collocation — to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it: this chapter is so difficult to digest, I'll have to read it again later.
Whereas
conjunction — compared with the fact that; but.
