Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• text back: To reply to a text message.
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• free up: To make something available for a particular use.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• deal with
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• cruise: To easily achieve
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• pillar: Tall strong post that supports a building
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• disservice: Act intended to help that turns out badly
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• estrange: To cause to be no longer connected or close to
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling