Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in tandem: (Of two people/organizations) working together
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look back: To think about past events
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• work out
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• at the tail: At the end or last position in a line or group.
• draw on: To come to its end
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in the thick of it: Fully involved in an intense or difficult situation.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• in terms of
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• wear out
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• claw back: To recover something, especially money, that was previously lost or given away.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• afford: To make available, to provide
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• require: To demand that someone does something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• piece: A counter in a board game
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
• online: Connected to the internet
• motherhood: Condition of being a female parent
• midlife: Of the middle years of a person's life
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• quince: Smooth-skinned fruit used to make jam, jelly