also (adv.)	in addition
beat the odds (i.)	to overcome difficulty
but unlike	in opposition
devastated (v.)	destroyed; completely upset
emerged (v.)	came out
fled (v.)	ran away
like (v.)	resembling or similar
nevertheless (adv.)	despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
retreated (v.)	went backward
though (adv.)	despite the fact that
whereas (adv.)	although on the contrary
wiped out (v.)	completely destroyed
back-up plan	an alternate way to carry out a project if something unexpected changes the first plan
devise	come up with plan figure out invent create
essential	absolutely necessary
evacuation	remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
evaluate	think about something and decide if it is good or not
extent	amount; limit; degree of something
get through	survive finish
hazard	something dangerous
implement	put into effect; enforce; carry out
in-depth	in a detailed and thorough way
jeopardize	put at risk; endanger
on hand	available close by
take into consideration	think about; weigh the pros and cons
walk through	practice or rehearse for a situation
be cut out for	have the necessary skills or talent for
poisonous	very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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Technology Vocabulary

affect	(V) to influence or change in some way
affordable	(N) something that most people have enough money to buy
area	(N) a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world
consume	(V) to use it up
convenient	(ADJ) something that is easy, useful, or suitable for a particular purpose
disposable	(ADJ) a product is designed to be thrown away after it has been used
durable	(ADJ) strong and lasts a long time without breaking or becoming weaker
effect	(N) the change that something causes
location	(N) where something happens or is situated
portable	(ADJ) easily carried or moved
practical	(ADJ) likely to work in a real situation
prevent	(N) to make not happen
recycle	(V) use again
reduce	(V) make it smaller
reliable	(ADJ) trusted to work well
restore	(V) to cause something to return to a previous place or condition
transform	(V) to change completely

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Used to in English

Used to is used to speak about situations that happened regularly in the past or that were true in the past but are not anymore.

Examples
I used to work for Intel, but I work for Apple now.

past	present
I used to buy my clothes at H&M	now I buy them at Zara.
We used to have coffee after class	now we have no time.

	Question	Answer
Did	you use to park in the garage?	Yes, I did./No I didn’t.
Did	your live in Paris?	Yes, I did./No I didn’t.

Used to Explanation
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Present and Past Unreal Conditionals

Unreal conditionals are used to talk about situations that are improbable, imaginary, or past events that never occurred.

Second conditional is used to talk about situations in the future that have a probable or improbable chance of happening (10% chance).  For example if I say: If I would go to Rome, I could have an audience with the Pope.  There is a probability that I could go to Rome, but an audience with the Pope is highly improbable, but not impossible, it could happen.

Second Conditional

Format

	Condition	Result clause
	past conditional	would + base form of the verb
If	I went to Rome	I would have an audience with the Pope.
If	I had a million dollar salary	I would buy a Mansion in New York.

You can also start with the result clause

Result clause		Condition
would + base form of the verb		past conditional
I would have an audience with the Pope.	If	I went to Rome
I would buy a Mansion in New York.	If	I had a million dollar salary

Third conditional is used to talk about situations in the past that have 0% probability of happening, because they depend on a condition in the past changing and that can't happen.


Third Conditional

Format

	Condition	Result clause
	past perfect	would + past participle
If	I had gone to Rome	I would have had an audience with the Pope.
If	I had had a million dollar salary	I would have bought a Mansion in New York.

or 

Result clause		Condition
would + past participle		past perfect
I would have had an audience with the Pope.	If	I had gone to Rome
I would have bought a Mansion in New York.	If	I had had a million dollar salary

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Relationships Vocabulary

bachelor	a man who has never been married
browsing	looking at things in a fairly casual way
calling the shots	giving the orders
cheat on	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner
chemistry	the way two individuals relate to each other
compatible	able to get along or work well together
eligible	worthy of choice; qualified
fall head over heels	fall in love quickly
hit it off	become good friends with someone quickly
ideal	a person or a situation said to be perfect; the best result or goal of something
not go over	unsuccessful
reluctant	not wanting to do something; unwilling
turnoff	speech, behavior, or some other thing that causes you to lose interest
uninhibited	free; not restricted.
foot the bill	pay for the cost of something, usually a meal
supervisor	a person who manages or directs activities
blown away	to impress very strongly and usually favorably
commitment	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dumped	to get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly
etiquette	rules governing socially acceptable behavior
I´m into (something)	to not be interested in something
insensitive	..., not caring; slow to feel or notice
soulmate	someone, usually your romantic or sexual partner, who you have a special relationship with, and who you know and love very much
pressuring	making a forceful effort to influence

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