Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• chips are down: A difficult situation where your resources are low and you face a challenge.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• such as: For example; like
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• at least: As a minimum
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at the moment: At this time; now
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• when the chips are down: When in a difficult or challenging situation.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• communist: Believer in communism
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• role: Character played by an actor
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• important: Having power or authority
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• theft: Act of stealing
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• nanometer: One billionth of a meter
• tangential: Line of thought that is not related