Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• in terms of
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• have to: Must do
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• at least: As a minimum
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• gobble up: To eat something quickly and greedily.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• afford: To make available, to provide
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• area: Amount of measured space
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• condo: Building containing individually owned apartments
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• excerpt: Short part of a text; an extract
• bass: Type of fish