Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• count upon: To rely on or trust someone or something.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• have to: Must do
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• turn off
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• defense: Argument in support of something
• devote: To dedicate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• act: To behave in a certain way
• piece: A counter in a board game
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• product: Item that can be bought
• foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
• part: Division of a book
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• resin: Sticky substance that is produced by some trees
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• substrate: A substance which a catalyst has an effect on