Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• check out
• at sea
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• for instance: As an example.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• delivery truck
• wheel out: To introduce or present something or someone.
• serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
• haul out: To pull or drag something out from a place.
• brew up: To make tea or coffee.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• valuable: Being useful or important
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• point: An item to be discussed
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• own: To have something as your property
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• happen: To take place or occur
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
• shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• chassis: Supporting frame of a structure, esp. a car
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer