Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• shrivel up: To become smaller and wrinkled, often due to dryness or heat.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in terms of
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• from the top: From the beginning.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• have to: Must do
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• float around: To circulate or spread, especially rumors or gossip.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• at least: As a minimum
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• at present: Currently; now
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• valuable: Being useful or important
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• devalue: To reduce the value or worth of a currency, etc.