Vocabulary

• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• evolve: To develop certain features
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• perpetual: Continuing forever
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• desktop: Home screen on a computer
• unlock: To use a key or code to open something
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• programmable: Able to be written in computer code