Vocabulary

• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• set back: To cost someone, often a large amount
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• lead to: To result in some action
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• demand on: A strong need or requirement that places a burden or strain.
• at least: As a minimum
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• land: Region or country
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• mount: To attach something to something else
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• elevate: To make something higher
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
• residence: Place where a person lives
• condo: Building containing individually owned apartments
• median: Being in the middle or average
• inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• homeowner: Someone who owns a home
• suburbia: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• townhouse: A small home with little land for city living