Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• start up: A newly established business.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• to the fullest: To the greatest extent possible; completely and without reservation.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• valley girl: A stereotypical young woman from the San Fernando Valley in California, characterized as materialistic, superficial, and using a distinctive slang.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• amount: Quantity of something
• financial: Involving money
• inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• couple: To join something to something else
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• consult: To ask the advice, opinion of a (paid) specialist
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• adventurous: Not being afraid of dangerous situations
• business: A company formed for making profit
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• suspenseful: Marked by anxious feelings caused by uncertainty
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed