Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in terms of
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• deviate: To do something unusual or different; depart from
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• trend: Current style or fashion
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• important: Having power or authority
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• contribution: Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• distillation: Production of a pure form by heating liquid
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount