Vocabulary

• delivery truck
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• flat screen tv: A television set with a thin, flat display screen, typically using LCD or plasma technology.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• aside from
• online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• zone in: To focus attention or effort completely on something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• fraction: Small part of something
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• assist: To help
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• voluntary: Done or given by their own will and not forced
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• inefficient: Unable to act in a way that saves resources
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• livable: Fit or suitable to live in or with
• small: Little in size; not big
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• amsterdam: An industrial center and the capital of the Netherlands
• big: Popular
• amazon: Mainly green tropical American parrots
• rechargeable: Capable of being recharged