Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• at least: As a minimum
• chip at: To gradually weaken or damage something.
• make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• in terms of
• in short supply: Not available in sufficient quantity; scarce.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• under construction
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• have to: Must do
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• great: Very good; better than before
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• datum: Item of factual information
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• inference: Conclusion reached after considering the evidence
• operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• ruthlessly: Without pity; in a very determined or ruthless way
• foundry: Factory making metal objects, e.g. for machinery
• nanometer: One billionth of a meter
• changer: A person who changes something
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power