Vocabulary

• set off: To start a journey
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• to the touch: When tested or sensed by physical contact.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• go on: To continue doing something
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• in bloom: Having flowers; flowering.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• scoop up: To gather or pick up something with a scoop or similar tool.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• spot: A certain place or area
• express: To send something by fast mail
• atmosphere: Air around us
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• leave: To go away from; depart
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• tactile: Concerning touch; enjoys touching
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• part: Division of a book
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• area: Amount of measured space
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• residence: Place where a person lives
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• refinement: Act of changing slightly to make it better
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth
• wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
• kite: Toy flown in the wind on a long string
• roadside: Edge of a way or road or path
• expo: Large often worldwide exhibition
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• tatami: Japanese floor matting
• townhouse: A small home with little land for city living