Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• deal with
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• lead to: To result in some action
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• have on: To be wearing something.
• to the effect: Expressed in a way conveying the general meaning or intention.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• at least: As a minimum
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• slightly: Only a little
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• extreme: Very great in degree
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• identical: The same in every way
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• datum: Item of factual information
• infer: To reach a conclusion from the evidence
• optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• coefficient: Number by which another number is multiplied