Vocabulary

• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• till the cows come home: For a very long time, often endlessly.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• put away: To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• have to: Must do
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• due to: Because of; owing to
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• this day and age: The present period or modern times.
• in this day and age: In the present time; nowadays.
• like a million bucks: To look or feel extremely good or attractive.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• cast off: To release the ropes holding a boat in place, allowing it to begin its journey.
• part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• show tunes: Popular songs from musical theatre productions.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• deal with
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• desk: Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• living: To be alive
• bedroom: Room with a bed, for sleeping in
• love: Person's name
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• girl: A female child; a young woman
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• part: Division of a book
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• married: To become the husband or wife of someone
• freeing: To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
• add: To include as well
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• surround: To be all the way around something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• parcel: A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• huge: Very very large
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• consumerism: Theory that buying a lot of goods is a good thing
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• joyous: Causing or indicating great happiness and pleasure
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• collector: Person who collects money, as a job
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
• simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• teeny: Very small
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• shackle: To tie someone up in chains to restrict movements
• brainstorm: To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
• registry: Place where official records are kept
• minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
• minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
• professionally: Concerning your profession or job