Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in terms of
• a deluge of: A large number or amount of something that suddenly arrives.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• have to: Must do
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• at least: As a minimum
• make up: To invent or create a story
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• forget: To not remember something
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• seagull: A white bird often seen next to the sea
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• outdate: To be older than