Vocabulary

• sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• on to: Toward something; forward
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• tempting: To make someone want something even if it's bad
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
• implicit: Unquestioning and without doubt
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• person: Man, woman or child
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• part: Division of a book
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• burn: To destroy with fire
• internally: On or from the inside
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified