Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• check out
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• such as: For example; like
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• product: Item that can be bought
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• part: Division of a book
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• converse: The opposite of something else
• artisan: One making art objects, etc. skillfully by hand
• tableware: Dishes, silverware, glasses used at the table
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• allergen: Any substance that can cause an allergy