Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• being creative: The state of using imagination or original ideas to create something.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• block off: To prevent access to an area or road.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• look back: To think about past events
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• monotonous: Lacking in variety; always the same, and so boring
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
• takeout: Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere