Vocabulary

• to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
• go on: To continue doing something
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in style: Fashionable; popular
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• at a moment's notice: With very little warning or time before something happens.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• express: To send something by fast mail
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• cruise: To easily achieve
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• tranquil: Calm; peaceful
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• pearl: Person's name
• symbolic: Representing something, but without real effect
• weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
• grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• long: Person's name
• nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• aftertaste: The taste remaining in your mouth after eating
• cobblestone: Stone set in the ground to make a permanent road
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• salon: Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
• brewery: Company or building for making beer
• stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
• guesthouse: A small hotel