Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• consider: To think carefully about something
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• strike: To hit something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• important: Having power or authority
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• headquarters: Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• central: Being in the middle
• fairytale: Story about fairies told to amuse children
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• area: Amount of measured space
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• fortunately: Through good luck; luckily
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• long: Person's name
• centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
• town: Small city
• masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years