Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• have to: Must do
• in battery: Refers to artillery arranged and ready for use.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• tail off: To become gradually smaller or weaker.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in light of: Because of; considering
• in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• go to ground: Hide or disappear to avoid capture or trouble.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• huge: Very very large
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• electrification: Act of providing electricity