Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
• plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• at least: As a minimum
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• require: To demand that someone does something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• datum: Item of factual information
• pine: Tall pointed evergreen tree with needlelike leaves
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• multiplier: Number to multiply by
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran