Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• rev up: To increase the running speed of an engine.
• set up
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• hub: Center of action or interest
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• datum: Item of factual information
• rev: Short form of reverend
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• manpower: The workers available
• automaker: Manufacturer of cars and trucks