Vocabulary

• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the same breath: Saying two things at once that seem to contradict each other.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• license: To give official permission to do something
• product: Item that can be bought
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• broadband: Computer connection allowing fast internet access