Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• have to: Must do
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• check out
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• sit down: To take a seat
• close off: To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in the pocket: Having secured or certain success or advantage.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• tone down: To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• got to: To arrive at some place
• from the top: From the beginning.
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• way up there: At a considerable height or distance.
• next to: Being located along side another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• send off: To force someone to leave a game
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• public: Owned by the government
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• seamless: Flowing; uninterrupted
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• alleyway: A narrow street with walls on both sides
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• projector: Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• fern: Type of plant with long, thin leaves
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• plywood: Building material made of layers of wood