VOA慢速英语:Could Organizing Your Home Change Your Life?

clutter – v. to fill or cover (something) with many things : to fill or cover (something) with clutter : n. a crowded or confused mass or collection

tidy – adj. clean and organized : not messy : v. to make (something) clean and organized

write the book on something – idiomatic expression to be an expert about something

sort – v to separate and put things (or people) in a particular order

impersonal– adj. having or showing no interest in individual people or their feelings : lacking emotional warmth

lived-in – adj. having a comfortable and appealing appearance or quality that comes from being used for a long time

cult – n. a situation in which people admire and care about something or someone very much or too much

put your finger on something – idiomatic expression to identify and state the essence of something

zeitgeist – n. a German word that means “the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and place.”

to arrive/you have arrived/I have arrived – idiomatic expression to have reached a position of power, authority, or prominence.

sentimental – adj. appealing to the emotions especially in an excessive way