Vocabulary

• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• pass along: To give something to someone.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• require: To demand that someone does something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• act: To behave in a certain way
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• workforce: The total number of working people
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• tout: To praise or promote something
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• online: Connected to the internet
• weld: To bring things together in close association
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject