Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• kid on: To joke or tease someone or pretend something is not true.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• turn on
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• great: Very good; better than before
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• hallway: Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group