Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• the lion's share: The largest or greatest part of something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• break out
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• such as: For example; like
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• neck and neck: So close in a race or competition that it's difficult to tell who is winning.
• carry out
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• set up
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• get out from under: To free oneself from a difficult or oppressive situation.
• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• have to: Must do
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in short order: Very quickly; without delay.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• broad: General; not detailed
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• propulsion: Forward movement often under power
• unit: One apartment in a building
• shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• atlas: Book of maps
• scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive