Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• end up here: To arrive somewhere unexpectedly or without intending to.
• set off: To start a journey
• check out
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• go on: To continue doing something
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the drink: To fall into water, especially unexpectedly.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• in the club: Being a member of a group or organization.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• strike: To hit something
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• dude: Form of address for a man
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• cruise: To easily achieve
• blast: To attack someone with words
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• legit: As recognized by the law
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• point: An item to be discussed
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• live: To be alive
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
• plaza: Open public space
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• illumination: The supply of light to an area
• catfish: Bony, freshwater fish with long barbels
• loch: Scottish lake or inlet
• stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
• walkway: Path set aside for walking