Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• in transit: During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• far cry from: Very different from.
• at least: As a minimum
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• fill up
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• file away: To put something in a file for storage.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• tidy up: To clean up your room
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• incorporate into: To include something as part of a larger thing.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• mental: Concerning the mind
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• pile: Large amount of something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• account: An advantage
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• permanently: For a long time; always
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• important: Having power or authority
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• own: To have something as your property
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
• folder: Container that holds documents
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
• bedtime: Time you go to bed
• screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
• poof: A footstool to rest your feet on
• workspace: Space allocated for your work (as in an office)