Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• at least: As a minimum
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• sign off: To end communications, e.g. by radio
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• sign on the dotted line: To formally agree by signing a contract or document.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• address: Exact street location of a place
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• quantity: A large amount of something
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• mandate: To order that something is done
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
• constraint: Thing preventing you moving or acting; restriction
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• helix: Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind