Vocabulary

• after dark: After the sun has set and night has begun.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• pass for: To be accepted as being another person
• check into: To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• go on: To continue doing something
• lie ahead: To be going to happen in the future.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• sit down: To take a seat
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• on foot
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• click: To work well with someone or something
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• part: Division of a book
• mount: To attach something to something else
• priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• prohibit: To make something impossible
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• erect: Standing straight up
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• main: Most important; most often used
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• precinct: Administrative/electoral section of city/town
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha
• sect: Small, sometimes secret, religious group
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• mausoleum: Building containing graves of the rich or famous
• hearth: Area or space in front of the fireplace in a home