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TermDefinition
perilous full of danger or risk
law-abiding obeying and respecting the law
innocuous not likely to upset or harm anyone syn harmless
profound very great or intense
to sprawl to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large area
to commute to regularly travel between work and home
to toll to charge money for the use of a bridge or road
congestion charge a charge made to drive into an area, typically a city centre, that suffers dense traffic
pittance a very small amount of money on a pittance
to be/go on the prowl to be hunting for something
ludicrous unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously
invariably always
to deprive smb/smth of smth to prevent somebody from having or doing something, especially something important
vigour energy, force or enthusiasm
scarce rare or not available in large amounts
to allocate to give some time, money, space, etc to be used for a particular purpose
revenues large amounts of money received by a government as tax, or by a company
to prioritise to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first
abundant existing or available in large quantities; plentiful
daunting smth that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it
famed known for a particular quality or achievement
to lie prone to lie flat with the front of your body facing downwards
sound reliable, sensible, well-judged. E.g. financially sound; sound decision
secluded private, peaceful, and not near other people or places
confined a confined space is so small that you cannot move around in it easily
squarely directly
pod the part of a vehicle that can be separated from the main part, syn. capsule
to bypass to avoid dealing with someone or something (especially because you think you can achieve something more quickly without using them)
to seal to close a container or space by covering it with something so that air or other substances cannot get in or out;
propulsion the force that moves or pushes something forward
thrust the force that an engine produces to push something forwards
momentum the tendency of a moving object to keep moving unless another force stops it or slows it down
suspension the equipment that makes a vehicle move smoothly when it goes over lumps in the ground
pump a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something
chunk a large piece/part of something
a blast from the past something that existed in the past, that suddenly appears again or that you are reminded of again
to draft to write something such as a legal document, speech, or letter that may have changes made to it before it is finished
profit margin a ratio of a company's profit divided by its revenue
terrain an area of land, usually one that has a particular physical feature
to cut through to deal quickly and effectively with something that causes problems or is confusing
off-the-shelf this type of a product is of a standard design that can be bought ready-made
to feature to include or show something as a special or important part of something
going by according to
buildup an increase in a number or amount
hallmark typical feature or quality of smth
credit if you get the credit for something good, people praise you
riddle enigma, puzzle
to be bound to do smth to be certain to do something, or certain to happen
to deploy to use something effectively E.g. to deploy commercially
to bore to make a hole in something with a tool or by digging
to alleviate if you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe
to mitigate to make it less unpleasant, serious. E.g. ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
to unveil to introduce a plan, new product, or some other thing that has been kept secret, to the public
to seduce if something seduces you, it is so attractive that it makes you do something that you would not otherwise do
to fast-forward a) to make a recording go forwards quickly b) to move quickly forwards in time, especially to a later point in a story E.g.The action then fast-forwards to Ettore as a young man.
to reinforce to make something stronger and more intense. E.g. to reinforce a wall; to reinforce an idea
to allow for smth to include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with problems if they occur E.g. It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays.
bias against smth an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people
grid a set of wires that carries the electricity supply; a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares
to go/live off the grid not using the public supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc. E.g. You can produce your own power and live off the grid
genuine real, true, rather than pretended or false
seamless changing or continuing very smoothly and without stopping
rebuttal a statement showing or saying that something is not true
on top of that what’s more, ... ; moreover
cautious careful
nimble quick
advent of smth appearance, emergence, materialization
inevitable unavoidable
by a factor of if something increases by a factor of 5, 10, 20 etc, it becomes 5, 10, 20 etc times larger E.g. The volume of traffic has grown by a factor of four.
fold multiplied by; having the number of parts mentioned E.g. tenfold/fivefold
no-brainer a question or problem that is very easy to deal with
to tug to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force
tug-of-war a game in which two teams pull on opposite sides of a rope until one team succeeds in pulling the other team across a line between them
vaporware a commercial software product that has received much advance promotion but whose ultimate appearance on the market has become doubtful because of continual delays
to putter to do things in a relaxed way, without rushing or trying very hard. E.g. He really enjoys puttering around (=do nothing much) in the garden.
spacefaring the action or activity of travelling in space E.g. the complications in spacefaring
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