Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• rug up: To dress warmly, especially in cold weather.
• spilling out of: Currently flowing or rushing out from a place, often in large numbers or quantities.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• initially: At first; originally
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• require: To demand that someone does something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• flexible: Bending easily
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• couple: To join something to something else
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• hub: Center of action or interest
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• seizure: Act of taking control of something by force
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• passage: Process of moving through time
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• suffice: To be enough to do something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• datum: Item of factual information
• columnist: Person writing articles in a newspaper or magazine
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
• electrification: Act of providing electricity