The axiom that you learn more from your failures than your successes is trite but absolutely true.
oversee: to watch somebody/something and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly
TRW: Transformer Repairing Works
venture: a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks
tangle: a twisted mass of threads, hair, etc. that cannot be easily separated
omnivorous: having wide interests in a particular area or activity
prospect: the chances of being successful
desperate: feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
gig: (especially North American English, informal) a job, especially a temporary one
Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England, is a legendary ancient woodland famous as the legendary hideout of the outlaw hero Robin Hood and home to Europe's largest collection of ancient oaks, like the iconic Major Oak.
outrun: to run faster or further than somebody/something
lava: hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano
Krakatoa, volcano on Rakata Island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Its explosive eruption in 1883 was one of the most catastrophic in history.
A power grid is the interconnected network that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity from power plants to consumers, featuring generation, high-voltage transmission lines, substations (to adjust voltage), and local distribution networks.
scramble: to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you
Grand Coulee is an ancient river bed in the US state of Washington.
literally: exactly
DEC: Digital Equipment Corporation
sift: to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important
deluge: a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time
downtime: the time during which a machine, especially a computer, is not working
crank up: to make a machine, etc. work or work at a higher level
diner: (in the US) a small, usually cheap, restaurant
baseload: the permanent minimum load that a power supply system is required to deliver
churn out: to produce something quickly and in large amounts
testament: a thing that shows that something else exists or is true
seasoned: (of a person) having a lot of experience of a particular activity
maniac: behaving in an extremely dangerous, violent, wild or crazy way
close-cropped: (of hair, grass, etc.) cut very short
glitch: a small problem or fault that stops something working successfully
haunted: (of an expression on somebody’s face) showing that somebody is very worried
fiasco: something that does not succeed, often in a way that makes people feel embarrassed
origami: the Japanese art of folding paper into attractive shapes
vigilant: alert, watchful
axiom: a rule or principle that most people believe to be true
trite: (of a remark, an opinion, etc.) boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not original
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