Vocabulary

• building sites: Areas of land where buildings are being constructed.
• landscape architect: A person who designs outdoor environments, especially parks or gardens, incorporating both natural and man-made elements.
• chief among them: Most importantly; the most significant of a group.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• lead to: To result in some action
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• scrap: To fight with someone
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• fill: To make something full
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• glam: Shortened form of 'glamorous'
• sandbox: A box with sand shaped to mold metal