Vocabulary

• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• painted over: To cover something with paint.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• par for the course: A typical or expected result, often something unpleasant.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• fabric: Cloth or material
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• translate: To change something into a different state
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• motor: Concerning cars and vehicles
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• curator: Person who is in charge of objects for exhibition
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• decorative: Being attractive but not necessarily useful
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• lemur: Large-eyed animal that lives in trees
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• collector: Person who collects money, as a job
• deco: Geometric style popular in the 1920s and 1930s