Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
• bag on: To criticize someone, often unfairly or excessively.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• wear in: To make (a new item of clothing, especially shoes) more comfortable by wearing it for a period of time.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
• air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• have to: Must do
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• fabric: Cloth or material
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• intention: Aim or purpose
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• piece: A counter in a board game
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• apron: Clothing to keep clothes clean when cooking
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• lotion: Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
• warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
• grime: Thick dirt or black dust, e.g. from pollution
• skincare: Products designed to nourish the skin
• tee: Small object used to hit a golf ball from