Vocabulary

• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• on spec: Done without prior agreement or guarantee of payment.
• at least: As a minimum
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in tens: In groups or sets of ten.
• drawing in: To attract or entice someone or something.
• draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• mount: To attach something to something else
• datum: Item of factual information
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• triple: Group or set of three
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• spec: Detailed description of design criteria
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)