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
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• evolve: To develop certain features
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• atmosphere: Air around us
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• 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
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• 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
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• intangible: (Of goods) not physical and unable to be touched
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• 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
• vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• special: Being additional or extra
• close: Almost; near
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• vietnamese: Concerning the culture and people of Vietnam
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• dossier: File on someone's life and e.g. criminal activity