Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• unto itself: By itself; considered alone as a separate matter.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• spill out: To flow or empty out, often in large quantities or in a disorderly manner.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• burst forth: To suddenly emerge or appear in a forceful way.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• job: Something that must be done
• clean: Completely; entirely
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
• outsider: Someone who is not part of or accepted in a group
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• bad: Not good; wrong
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
• worker: Person who works
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• downstairs: The floors below the current floor
• repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• camping: Leisure activity of living in tents outdoors
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
• campsite: Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• maintained: To keep saying something a certain way
• astonish: To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• simplify: To make something easier to do, use or understand
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• workforce: The total number of working people
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• bluff: To pretend to do something to trick someone
• sneaker: Canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
• zooming: To move along or go somewhere very quickly
• foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
• configure: To construct or arrange in a certain way
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• velocity: Speed in a given direction