Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• tick off: To indicate or select using a check mark on a list
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• spot: A certain place or area
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• chill: State of being a little cold
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• huge: Very very large
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• vary: To change something and make it different
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tick: To function properly or normally
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• encompass: To encircle; cover completely
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• carnival: Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• croissant: Flaky crescent-shaped roll, as eaten for breakfast
• rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• ecology: Study of plants, animals and their environments
• coliseum: Large round sports stadium with tiered seats