Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• personal identity: The unique characteristics and beliefs that define an individual.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• allow for: To take into consideration
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• shift: To change in position or direction
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• meticulously: In a very careful, correct way
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• artisanal: Of products made skillfully by hand
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• live: To be alive
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• craftsmanship: Skill of making things in the manual arts
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• ornate: Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
• woodwork: Work made of wood, e.g. moldings or furniture
• gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to