Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• 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.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• wash down: To take a drink to help swallow food.
• next to: Being located along side another
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• eye up: To look at someone or something with interest or desire.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• have to: Must do
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• bed down: To prepare or settle down to sleep.
• up the wall: Extremely annoyed or frustrated.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• at least: As a minimum
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• material: Cloth; fabric
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• additional: Further or added
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• point: An item to be discussed
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• embody: To make something into part of a body or system
• timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• acknowledgement: Act showing you accept something exists or is true
• triple: Group or set of three
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
• enclose: To place something in a package or envelope
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• furnish: To provide a place with furniture and equipment
• induction: Entry into a position, organization or office
• loft: High area with seats in a church or hall
• townhouse: A small home with little land for city living