Vocabulary

• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• have to: Must do
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• at the moment: At this time; now
• lead to: To result in some action
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• in terms of
• plug in
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• aside from
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• require: To demand that someone does something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• 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
• millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• propulsion: Forward movement often under power
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• dealership: Someone who buys things to sell to others
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• durability: Product made to withstand repeated use
• limitation: Act of controlling or reducing the size of
• transitional: Regarding changes in state, movement, place etc.
• breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
• electrify: To energize or excite people
• forecaster: Informed person making predictions of the future
• jeep: Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
• automaker: Manufacturer of cars and trucks
• electrification: Act of providing electricity