Vocabulary

• check out
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• shine on: To continue to shine; to keep giving light.
• ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
• hop in: To get in or on a vehicle
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• cap it off: To finish or complete something in a notable or impressive way.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• turn on
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• central: Being in the middle
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• famous: Excellent
• boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• wine: Dark red color
• shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• petite: Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
• inaccessible: Difficult or impossible to get or get into
• vineyard: Farm where grapes for wine are produced
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• artisan: One making art objects, etc. skillfully by hand
• poach: To cook something gently in boiling liquid
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• inn: Hotel in the country
• unload: To express strong or troubling feelings
• cuteness: State of being attractive in a pretty way
• winery: Distillery where wine is made
• cabernet: Type of red wine from Bordeaux area
• rejoin: To join again; be reunited with
• kiwi: Flightless bird from New Zealand
• morrow: Next day