Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in terms of
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• check out
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• such as: For example; like
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• solely: With no one or nothing else
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• mobility: Ability to move
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• restorative: Giving back health, vigor or balance to
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
• passively: So as to quietly accept what happens
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• deliciously: In a very pleasurable manner