Vocabulary

• slow down: To reduce the speed
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• school of thought: A particular philosophy or set of beliefs; a way of thinking.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• bring about: To cause to happen
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind