Vocabulary

• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• come undone: To become unfastened or loosened; to unravel.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• check out
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• burst in: To enter a room or building suddenly and forcefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• open house: A period during which a house or other building for sale is open for inspection by prospective buyers or renters.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• grasp: Person's control over something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• embodiment: The perfect example of a concept; personification
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• area: Amount of measured space
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• partake: To have or take a share, e.g. of food
• condo: Building containing individually owned apartments
• undo: To open, untie or loosen something
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• anymore: No longer; no more
• unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
• handout: A piece of paper with information given in class
• comfortably: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• nurse: Person trained to care for sick or injured people
• waive: To allow a rule to be ignored; dispense with
• housing: To give someone a place to live
• starter: Electric motor for starting an engine
• cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
• layoff: Act of sacking employees when work is lacking
• foreclosure: Proceedings to gain assets when debt is not paid
• buyer: A person who buys, e.g. a customer in a store