Vocabulary

• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• laid back
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• set off: To start a journey
• on foot
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• at least: As a minimum
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• such as: For example; like
• next to: Being located along side another
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• for rent: Available to be rented or leased.
• ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
• busy streets: Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• atmosphere: Air around us
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• performance: Act of doing something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• due: When something is required or expected
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• century: Period of 100 years
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• hub: Center of action or interest
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• main: Most important; most often used
• long: Person's name
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• clan: Group of related families or people
• call: A order or request for action
• tram: Vehicle that runs on cables or rails
• geisha: Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer