Vocabulary

• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• aside from
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• set up
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• evolve: To develop certain features
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hop: Dance party
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• disclosure: Making private information public
• respective: Belonging to each of two or more persons or things
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• revisit: To talk or think about something again
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• sauna: Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body