unit 2 - reading ikea

to refurbish

to renovate or restore something to a good condition

to wander

to walk slowly past something

to lease

to allow someone to use something for a period of time in exchange for payment

to repel

to drive away or cause disgust

to exacerbate

to make a situation worse or more intense

to curb

to control or limit something

heirloom

valuable object you are going to inherit

velocity

speed

crackdown

a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

occupancy

the act of using or occupying a place

incentive

a motivation or reason for doing something

pitfall

danger or difficulty

congestion

the state of being crowded

display

to show

disclose

to reveal

dispose of

to get rid of

discard

to throw away