Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• cut back: To use less of something
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• set on: To attack
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• huge: Very very large
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• broad: General; not detailed
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• product: Item that can be bought
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• long: Person's name
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• sell: To exchange something for money
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• wafer: Thin light cookie often accompanying ice cream
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels