Vocabulary

• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• slightly: Only a little
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• shed: Small building used for storage
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• shrink: To become smaller
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• factor: Something that influences a result
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• scrap: To fight with someone
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• point: An item to be discussed
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• license: To give official permission to do something
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• mobility: Ability to move
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• stagnation: State of inactivity (in business or art etc.)
• penetration: Act of entering into or through something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• automotive: Concerning cars
• forecaster: Informed person making predictions of the future