Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• look back: To think about past events
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• come full circle: To return to the original state or situation.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• set up
• in terms of
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• decade: Period of 10 years
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• harness: To capture the power of something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• civilization: A highly developed society
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• datum: Item of factual information
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
• abstraction: Concept or idea related to something not physical
• goliath: Very large or powerful person, company etc.