Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• have to: Must do
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• material: Cloth; fabric
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• business: A company formed for making profit
• product: Item that can be bought
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• let: To allow someone to do something
• nimble: Being able to move quickly and easily
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• compliant: Willing to obey, follow the wishes of others
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• outsource: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers