Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• hop up: To jump or climb onto something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• like a hot knife through butter: Something done very easily and smoothly.
• full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• crushed ice: Ice that has been broken into small, irregular pieces.
• check out
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• excellent: Extremely good
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• village: Small town in the country
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• gondola: Flat-bottomed freight car with sides but no roof
• upscale: Appropriate for people with good incomes
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
• scallop: Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
• hill: High land not as high as a mountain
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• rental: Home, car etc. rented for a while
• sled: Small vehicle with runners for moving over snow
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
• ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• mozzarella: Mild white Italian cheese
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• wetland: Low area where the land is saturated with water
• indoor: Located, done, or used inside a building
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow