Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• make up: To invent or create a story
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• on time
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• such as: For example; like
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• arising from: Originating from; being caused by.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• regardless of
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• gender: State of being male or female
• radically: Completely or extremely
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• workforce: The total number of working people
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• racial: Of or relating to race
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• workplace: Place where work is done
• cohort: Group of students studying something together
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off