Vocabulary

• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• important: Having power or authority
• spatial: About space
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• amenity: Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
• ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• elevate: To make something higher
• tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
• heap: To express great praise, criticism, and emotions
• unit: One apartment in a building
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• gloss: To summarize very briefly; skip over
• recessive: (Of genes) not appearing but remaining hidden
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows