Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• bleeding heart: A person who is excessively sympathetic or compassionate.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• on time
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• deal with
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• on special: Available for sale at a reduced price.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• blow: To move something using air
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• narcissist: Someone in love with themselves
• staff: Employees of a company
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
• gap: Distance between two objects
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• business: A company formed for making profit
• avenue
• monogamy: Practice of having only one partner/wife/husband
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• area: Amount of measured space
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• tenant: Someone who rents a place from the owner
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
• innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
• nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• arbitrage: Buying a commodity, gold etc. to sell it quickly
• idealism: Belief in following high standards or principles