Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• dispense with: To get rid of; do without; eliminate.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look back: To think about past events
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• military: Army or armed forces
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• elemental: Being basic and important
• socialism: Political system with state control/free benefits
• mojave: Desert area in the south west of the United States