Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• before it was cool: Doing or liking something before it becomes popular or trendy.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• century: Period of 100 years
• ever: At any time; at all times in the future
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• pristine: Being in a natural and undamaged state
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• great: Very good; better than before
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• transcendent: Beyond the range of human experience/understanding
• err: To make a mistake
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• overcrowd: To have too many people or things in