Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in that order: Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• fill up
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• check out
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
• menstrual: Concerning a female's period
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• live: To be alive
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• judgmental: Depending on judgment
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• love: Person's name
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• sell: To exchange something for money
• silverware: Articles made of silver, e.g. table knives/forks
• silicone: Any of large class of siloxanes; used in coatings
• toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
• acrylic: A chemical used to make clothes and paint
• beeswax: Yellow wax made by honeybees to build honeycombs