Vocabulary

• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at least: As a minimum
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• bed down: To prepare or settle down to sleep.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• pull it out: To remove something from a place or container by pulling.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• spot: A certain place or area
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• couple: To join something to something else
• respect: To follow the established rules
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• modify: To make minor change to something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• amenity: Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• excellent: Extremely good
• efficiently: In a way that does not create waste
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• historical: Connected with the past
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• expanse: Comprehensive and wide area of land or sea
• bedside: (Of bed) by the side of a bed