Vocabulary

• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• evolve: To develop certain features
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• product: Item that can be bought
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
• motif: A distinctive form, shape or figure in a design
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• flashy: Bright and fancy, but not tasteful
• violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
• pastel: Being a pale or light color
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child
• handkerchief: Small cloth used for wiping your nose
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• bridal: Of or relating to a wedding or brides
• reuse: To use something again
• navigator: (Plane or ship's) officer in charge of navigation