Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for good or ill: Whether positively or negatively; regardless of outcome.
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in the black: Operating with a profit; not in debt.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• look back: To think about past events
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rip up: To tear something into pieces.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• swap out: To replace something with something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• for the benefit: In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• at least: As a minimum
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• deal with
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• mental: Concerning the mind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• public: Owned by the government
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• business: A company formed for making profit
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• sue: Person's name
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• altruistic: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
• charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• convergence: When two or more things come together
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone