Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• across time: Throughout the duration of time; spanning different periods.
• plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• bring together: To cause people to be friendly or to work well with each other.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• military: Army or armed forces
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• enterprise: A business or organization
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• public: Owned by the government
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• foundry: Factory making metal objects, e.g. for machinery