Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
• ask for it: To behave in a way that will cause trouble or punishment.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• leg it: To run away
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• check out
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• spot: A certain place or area
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• surround: To be all the way around something
• savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• area: Amount of measured space
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• monastery: Place where monks live
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
• excavate: To dig holes in the ground to discover something
• raptor: Carnivorous bird that hunts other animals
• reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
• lifelike: Realistic; looking real
• villa: A large house in the country, often for pleasure
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles