Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• start up: A newly established business.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• in terms of
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• set on: To attack
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• seek: To ask someone for help
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• janitor: a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• public: Owned by the government
• erotic: Concerning sex; arousing sexual desire
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• business: A company formed for making profit
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• spawn: Product or result of something
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
• discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• orphan: Child whose parents have died
• prostitution: Practice of offering sex for money
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• craze: Popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field