Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for instance: As an example.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• flash in the pan: A sudden success that is not repeated.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• fellow: Man or a boy
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• defense: Argument in support of something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• great: Very good; better than before
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• manifesto: Political statement of the beliefs or policies
• cusp: Pointed part where two curves meet, e.g. in arches
• crutch: Stick leant on for support if leg/foot is injured
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• formulation: Development of a plan, system, or proposal
• populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
• conceit: Too much pride in your own abilities
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• populace: The people of a country or local area