Vocabulary

• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back then: At that time in the past.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• shining example: An outstanding and admirable instance; a perfect model.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• reinforced concrete: Concrete in which metal bars or mesh are embedded to increase its tensile strength.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• replace: To use instead of something else
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• great: Very good; better than before
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• avenue
• minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• pillar: Tall strong post that supports a building
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• backside: The part of your body you sit on