Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• evolve: To develop certain features
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• advent: First appearance of something important
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• piece: A counter in a board game
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• own: To have something as your property
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• part: Division of a book
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• village: Small town in the country
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• craftsmanship: Skill of making things in the manual arts
• historically: In history; in the past
• sleigh: Vehicle with runners for moving on snow or ice
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
• mull: To think about something slowly and carefully
• siphon: To draw liquid from one container to another
• ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• lathe: Machine that turns and shapes pieces of wood, etc.
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father