Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• have to: Must do
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• on tape: Recorded on audio or video media.
• look back: To think about past events
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the pocket: Having secured or certain success or advantage.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• for instance: As an example.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• point: An item to be discussed
• own: To have something as your property
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• product: Item that can be bought
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• unparalleled: Being the best or the worst; having no equal
• interface: Place where things come together to communicate
• cusp: Pointed part where two curves meet, e.g. in arches
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• dell: Small wooded hollow in some land; small valley
• alto: Concerning the lowest female (highest male) voice