Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• such as: For example; like
• hand off: To transfer responsibility or control to someone else.
• call upon: To make demands on; order/require from someone
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• positive side: The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• hinge on: To depend entirely on something.
• stitch together: To sew pieces of cloth or material to form one piece.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• financial: Involving money
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
• important: Having power or authority
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• product: Item that can be bought
• deep: Complex and important
• upfront: Frank and honest
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
• hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• autonomously: Operating independently
• executor: (Law) one who carries out instructions in a will