Vocabulary

• end up here: To arrive somewhere unexpectedly or without intending to.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in terms of
• speaks volumes: To strongly convey a message or impression without words.
• at least: As a minimum
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• summarize: To state the main or most important ideas
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• hop: Dance party
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• translate: To change something into a different state
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• kingdom: Category of the natural world
• perplex: To confuse
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• tub: Another word for a bath
• rust: Reddish brown color
• tasty: Good tasting; having a lot of flavor
• forget: To not remember something
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• pleasantly: In a cheerful manner
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• abandonment: Act of abandoning or leaving something deserted
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• end: The point where a process or activity stops
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• paella: Saffron-flavored dish of rice/shellfish/chicken
• sauna: Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
• riverside: Being located next to a river
• padre: Spanish name for a Christian priest