Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• off the beaten path: In a place where few people go; not well known.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• like a million dollars: To feel or look exceptionally good or healthy.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
• go away: To go on vacation
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• huge: Very very large
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• seek: To ask someone for help
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• business: A company formed for making profit
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• adoption: Act of accepting and starting a new practice
• grass: To betray someone
• pond: Pool of water that is smaller than a lake
• fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
• imperfection: Something that makes something less than perfect
• herbal: Being made of small plants used for food, medicine
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• campsite: Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
• ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups