Vocabulary

• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• have to: Must do
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• boil down: To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• out to lunch: Not paying attention; unaware of what is happening.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for my money: In my opinion; according to my judgment.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• introvert: Person who does not like social contact
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• poverty: State of being poor
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• shift: To change in position or direction
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• conduct: Your behavior
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• spike: The top point in a graph
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• extrovert: Person who enjoys being with other people
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• important: Having power or authority
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• marital: Concerning marriage
• wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
• causation: Act of causing or creating an effect
• predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• olive: Person's name
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great