Vocabulary

• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in terms of
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• cut back: To use less of something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• tear up: To cause someone much grief
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at the money: Option strike price equals the current market price.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• waste away: To gradually become weaker and thinner, often due to illness or lack of food.
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on the square: Behaving honestly and fairly.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• faculty member: A person who teaches or does research at a college or university.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• toss out: To throw something away; discard.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• fill up
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• at least: As a minimum
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the market: Available for sale.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• bring about: To cause to happen
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• plan out: To think about and decide on the details of something you want to do in the future.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• in the refrigerator: Located inside a refrigerator to preserve or chill.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• part: Division of a book
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• sell: To exchange something for money
• collecting: To ask for money e.g. to pay a debt, for a charity
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• add: To include as well
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• fill: To make something full
• farmer: Person who operates a farm
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• amount: Quantity of something
• valuable: Being useful or important
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• donation: Gift or money given to help support a cause
• edible: Being safe to eat
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• manure: Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• dumpster: Container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
• nationally: By or for the nation as a whole
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor