Vocabulary

• in terms of
• hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• per annum: By the year; each year
• at least: As a minimum
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• deal with
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• work out
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• material: Cloth; fabric
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• mount: To attach something to something else
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• furnace: Container with hot fire for melting metal, etc.
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• solvent: Substance used to dissolve or melt others
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• technician: Person whose job is to maintain, repair machinery
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• weld: To bring things together in close association
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography
• kris: Malayan dagger with a wavy blade