Vocabulary

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• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• get it up: To find energy or motivation
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• deal with
• protect from: To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• have to: Must do
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• important: Having power or authority
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• bolster: To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
• underway: Happening now
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• rightly: In accordance with what is right
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• chevron: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank