Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• set up
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• such as: For example; like
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lead to: To result in some action
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• improve on: To make something better than it was before.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• initial: First letter of your given name
• financial: Involving money
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• stripe: Strip of alternating color in straight lines
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• great: Very good; better than before
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
• reusable: Able to be used or got again; sustainable
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer