Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• due: When something is required or expected
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• burrow: Hole in the ground dug by an animal for protection
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
• unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• plow: Piece of farm equipment used to turn over soil
• mop: Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
• buster: Way of addressing a man