Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• check out
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• spot: A certain place or area
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• area: Amount of measured space
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
• famous: Excellent
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• cider: Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
• eel: Long thin fish that looks like a snake
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• rebirth: When learning, a culture etc. begins again
• risotto: Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with cheese
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink