Vocabulary

• mountain biking: The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• such as: For example; like
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• steep: Very expensive
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• oyster: An edible marine mollusk
• upfront: Frank and honest
• jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• rim: Outer edge of something circular
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
• expanse: Comprehensive and wide area of land or sea
• blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries