Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• got to: To arrive at some place
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• have to: Must do
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• go west: To die or become completely unusable or broken.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• take a rest: To stop working or doing an activity for a period of time in order to relax and recover strength.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• to the brim: Filled completely to the edge or limit.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• one of each: A single item from every available type or variety.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• keep your eyes peeled: Be watchful and alert for something specific.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• spot: A certain place or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• hub: Center of action or interest
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• floss: To move thin thread to clean between your teeth
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
• pray: To speak to your god to request help
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
• vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something
• nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs
• secondhand: Something that has already used by another person