Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• aside from
• have to: Must do
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• out of work
• stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in terms of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• black and white
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• regardless of
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• public: Owned by the government
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• stagnate: To stop moving, developing, or making progress
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry