Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• go away: To go on vacation
• kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• amount: Quantity of something
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• leave: To go away from; depart
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• own: To have something as your property
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• vacancy: Space or position available for occupancy
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• reside: To live in; dwell; to be present
• unit: One apartment in a building
• tenant: Someone who rents a place from the owner
• landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
• occupancy: Act of taking possession of a building
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• superintendent: Person in charge of a department or organization
• technician: Person whose job is to maintain, repair machinery
• termination: Act of aborting an unborn child
• occupant: Person who lives or is in a certain place e.g. car
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.