Vocabulary

• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• work out
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• beat on: To strike something repeatedly and with force.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• count on: To depend on someone
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• off to the races: Starting an activity or process quickly and with enthusiasm.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• interact with
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• on the ladder: Progressing or climbing toward success or promotion.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• wear in: To make (a new item of clothing, especially shoes) more comfortable by wearing it for a period of time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• in terms of
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• strike: To hit something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• shift: To change in position or direction
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• huge: Very very large
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• great: Very good; better than before
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• area: Amount of measured space
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• datum: Item of factual information
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• online: Connected to the internet
• gay: Happy and bright
• bourgeois: Of or typical of the middle class; stuffy; pompous
• teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear