Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at least: As a minimum
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• bail on: To abandon or desert someone or something, especially when they are needed.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• take it from me: Trust me or believe what I say based on experience.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• miserable: Very unhappy
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• master: To gain control over something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• act: To behave in a certain way
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• wholeheartedly: Completely enthusiastically; with great agreement