Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• come full circle: To return to the original state or situation.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• deal with
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• have to: Must do
• for rent: Available to be rented or leased.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• afford: To make available, to provide
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• gigantic: Extremely large
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• splurge: Indulging yourself by buying something expensive
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
• insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• point: An item to be discussed
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• frugal: Spending very small amounts; using very little
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• resourceful: Able to find ways to cope with difficult times
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• herbal: Being made of small plants used for food, medicine
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• motivator: The reason you have the will to do something
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• takeout: Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere
• overspend: To spend more money than you have, had budgeted