Vocabulary

• per year: For each year; annually.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• fashion trends: The latest styles and popular items in clothing, accessories, and appearance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• at a discount: For sale at a lower than usual price.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the market: Available for sale.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• match made in heaven: A perfect or ideal partnership or relationship.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• bargain for: To expect or anticipate something, especially unexpectedly.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• huge: Very very large
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• garment: Piece of clothing
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• piece: A counter in a board game
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• anthropology: Study of human origins, development and society
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• exemption: Release from duties others are required to do
• zipper: Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• polyester: Resin in which polymers are joined by esters
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• denim: Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation