Vocabulary

• in terms of
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• buy time: To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• at least: As a minimum
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• trickle down: To gradually spread or filter through from top to bottom, especially in economics, referring to the belief that tax cuts or other benefits for the wealthy will ultimately benefit the poor and middle class.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• military: Army or armed forces
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• deep: Complex and important
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• propulsion: Forward movement often under power
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• contingent: Dependent (on); likely to result (from)
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• procurement: Act of getting possession of something
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer