Vocabulary

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• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• mountain biking: The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• boutique: Small fashionable shop
• host: Mass; a great number
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• great: Very good; better than before
• trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• heel: Back or end part of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• tombstone: Stone that is used to mark a grave
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• purgatory: Place or state of suffering
• railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• tavern: Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages
• saloon: Establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow
• wintertime: Coldest season of the year