Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• bust out: To escape from a place, especially prison.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• at length: In detail; fully
• get by with: To manage or cope with something, often with limited resources.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• point: An item to be discussed
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• plethora: (Formal) a large amount or number of something
• worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• quadruple: To make or become four times bigger in number
• scallion: Small onion with long green stems
• prowess: Great ability or skill, e.g. in sports
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• mojo: Magic power or magic spell
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• lien: Law charge on property to satisfy a debt or duty