Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take stock: To review or assess a situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• have to: Must do
• in charge: To be responsible for
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• in terms of
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• look back: To think about past events
• says it all: To express everything that needs to be said without using many words.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• in name: Used to indicate something exists only in title, not in reality.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• decade: Period of 10 years
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• point: An item to be discussed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
• trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want