Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• high time: The appropriate moment or opportunity to do something.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• steep: Very expensive
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• century: Period of 100 years
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• fully: Completely or entirely
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• village: Small town in the country
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• famous: Excellent
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
• untouched: Still full
• baron: Very influential, powerful person in a business
• rediscover: To find something that had been lost
• chateau: Castle or large country house, typically in France