Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• going on: To continue doing something
• informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fix on: To choose or decide on something or someone.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• like candy: In large amounts or very freely and abundantly.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• go on: To continue doing something
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• drink out: To consume all the drinks available at a place.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• interior design: The art or profession of planning the interior decoration of a building.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as per: According to; in accordance with.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• beverage: A drink other than water
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• huge: Very very large
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• daily: Happening every day
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• reusable: Able to be used or got again; sustainable
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'