Vocabulary

• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• drive back: To force someone or something to retreat or move backward.
• to the full: Completely; to the greatest extent possible.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• chomping at the bit: Feeling eager or impatient to begin something.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• initial: First letter of your given name
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• require: To demand that someone does something
• factor: Something that influences a result
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• datum: Item of factual information
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• restoration: Renewing/repairing building to its original state
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• tenuous: (Of a connection) light, flimsy or weak
• unmanned: Lacking a crew
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level
• voltage: Measured force of electricity
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea