Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• table stakes: A rule in poker and other games that a player can only bet the amount of money or chips that they had on the table at the start of a hand.
• per annum: By the year; each year
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• staggering: Causing amazement; unbelievable
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• advent: First appearance of something important
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• row: To move a boat using oars
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• hub: Center of action or interest
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• inefficient: Unable to act in a way that saves resources
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• come: To arrive at a place
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
• precinct: Administrative/electoral section of city/town
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• mid: At (or near) the middle point