Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• amount: Quantity of something
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• trend: Current style or fashion
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• encompass: To encircle; cover completely
• great: Very good; better than before
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• part: Division of a book
• jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
• waffle: Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• biologically: As regards life and living things
• thrift: Cautious management of money
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification