Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• follow through: To fulfill a promise
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
• jumping ship: The act of leaving a group or organization suddenly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• financial: Involving money
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• afford: To make available, to provide
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• section: A part of a whole
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• leave: To go away from; depart
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• glossy: Smooth and shiny
• backbone: Strength and determination
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• boardroom: Room where top officials meet