Vocabulary

• at a time: Separately; one by one
• high class: Of superior quality or social standing; luxurious or sophisticated.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• turn the tables: To reverse a situation, gaining an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• knock up: To make someone pregnant (rude slang)
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the money: To have gained or to possess a lot of money; profitable.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• epitome: The perfect example of a class or type
• glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• aristocratic: Being/acting like one from the highest social group
• minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
• contrive: To devise or bring about with clever planning
• elegance: Quality of grace, style, or beauty
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• fashionable: Behaving and dressing as is currently popular
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
• partnering: To join with others for work or other activity