Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• dine in: To eat a meal at home.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
• go away: To go on vacation
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• beverage: A drink other than water
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• valuable: Being useful or important
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• own: To have something as your property
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• business: A company formed for making profit
• license: To give official permission to do something
• product: Item that can be bought
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• storefront: Front display window of a store
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• gloom: Darkness; lack of light; dimness
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• prohibition: Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
• afro: Rounded curly hairdo
• latina: Woman with a Spanish-speaking background