Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• cut back: To use less of something
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• against you: In opposition to you.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• save as: To store a file using a new name or format.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• account: An advantage
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• doable: Able to be done; possible
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
• landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light