Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• heritage status: Official recognition of a site or building as having significant historical or cultural value, warranting preservation.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• atmosphere: Air around us
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• require: To demand that someone does something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• intangible: (Of goods) not physical and unable to be touched
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• elevate: To make something higher
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• fairness: Situation when everyone is treated equally
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• dossier: File on someone's life and e.g. criminal activity