Vocabulary

• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• constant battle: A continuous and persistent struggle or conflict.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
• fibre: Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn