Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• set up
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• every nook and cranny: Every small hidden or hard-to-reach place.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• at the moment: At this time; now
• contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
• out of season: Not at the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, activity, etc. is at its best or most easily available.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• huge: Very very large
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• century: Period of 100 years
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• swivel: Device joining two parts which can pivot freely
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• subscriber: Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
• residence: Place where a person lives
• pine: Tall pointed evergreen tree with needlelike leaves
• upstairs: On a floor above
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• ledge: Flat surface that sticks out from a wall of rock
• countertop: Top side of a counter, e.g. in a kitchen
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• casa: Spanish a house or dwelling