Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• out of work
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• swap out: To replace something with something else.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• in the limit: Approaching a boundary or final value mathematically.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• hinge on: To depend entirely on something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• afford: To make available, to provide
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• quarter: 25 cents
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• century: Period of 100 years
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• product: Item that can be bought
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• mobility: Ability to move
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• teller: Person who works at a bank front counter
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• takeoff: A composition imitating someones artistic work