Vocabulary

• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• have to: Must do
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• blow out: (Of tire) to explode
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• poverty: State of being poor
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• annoying: To make someone angry
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• blow: To move something using air
• due: When something is required or expected
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• leave: To go away from; depart
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• enterprise: A business or organization
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• sue: Person's name
• tandem: A bicycle with two sets of pedals and saddles
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address