Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• by the same token: For the same reason or based on the same logic.
• by your side: Near you, supporting you.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• piece: A counter in a board game
• audio: Concerning sound
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• own: To have something as your property
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• product: Item that can be bought
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• stalker: Someone obsessively following/watching a person
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• hacker: Person accessing computers without permission