Vocabulary

• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• by foot: Walking, instead of using transport
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• eye popping: To open one's eyes wide in surprise or shock.
• at the crossroads: At a point where an important decision must be made.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• snap up: To buy something because it is cheap
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• chill: State of being a little cold
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• feast: Religious celebration
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• great: Very good; better than before
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• broadway: A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
• big: Popular
• newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• deco: Geometric style popular in the 1920s and 1930s