Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• in terms of
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on a par: Equal to someone or something
• differs from: To not be the same as something else
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• equate to: To be the same as or equal to something else.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• out of work
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• have to: Must do
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• decade: Period of 10 years
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• amount: Quantity of something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• shift: To change in position or direction
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• shrink: To become smaller
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• huge: Very very large
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• verge: Brink or threshold
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
• underway: Happening now
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• flipping: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• seminal: Being the inspiration for future development