Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• turn red: To blush or become flushed, usually due to embarrassment or shyness.
• close call: A situation in which something bad almost happens; a narrow escape.
• in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
• regardless of
• at least: As a minimum
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• rain or shine: Regardless of the weather conditions.
• on time
• count on: To depend on someone
• distant memory: A memory that is old and not very clear.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• hop off: To get off or descend from a vehicle or object quickly or casually.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• turn on
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• spot: A certain place or area
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• intersection: Place where two things cross
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• futuristic: Concerning futurism
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• hop: Dance party
• public: Owned by the government
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• testament: Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
• datum: Item of factual information
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed