Starbuck open the first coffee shop in Italy in Milan in 2018.

  • stir up [phv] - create, provoke

  •  controversy [n] - a public dispute between sides with opposing views

  •  a daily ritual [exp] - an important activity that someone does everyday (feeling almost religious)

  •  straightforward [adj] - clear, easy to understand

  •  a barista [n] - a person who makes coffee

  •  the tone [n] - the feeling, the atmosphere

  •  an invasion [n] - entering a place in order to control or destroy

  •  cater to [v] - give special treatment or attention to

  •  12-ounce [adj] - 350-ml

  •  a coffee joint [n] - a coffee restaurant

  •  disposable [adj] - can be thrown away after one use

  •  the counter [n] - a long narrow table at which customers are served 

  •  plenty [n] - lots

  •  an alternative [n] - another choice or option

  •  lament [v] - feel sad about

  •  looming [adj] - coming soon

  •  run (a person/thing) out of (a place) [phv] - make (a person/thing) leave (a place)

  •  concoct [v] - make, create

  •  hold their ground [exp] - not give up, resist

  •  pan out [phv] - happen and/or succeed