Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in terms of
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• look back: To think about past events
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• check into: To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• slip off: To remove (a piece of clothing) quickly and easily.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• deal with
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• pull apart: To separate something into pieces, often forcefully.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• go away: To go on vacation
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• intersection: Place where two things cross
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• important: Having power or authority
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• license: To give official permission to do something
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• spreadsheet: Computer file for performing calculations
• calculator: A small electronic device used for calculation
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject