Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• rub shoulders: To associate with famous or important people.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• busy streets: Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• drive out: To force someone or something to leave a place or situation.
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• plug in
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• village: Small town in the country
• famous: Excellent
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• endlessly: Without seeming to end; without limit
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• room: All of the people inside a particular room
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• century: Period of 100 years
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• history: Established pattern or record
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• area: Amount of measured space
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• internationally: Throughout the world or in many countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• central: Being in the middle
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• energize: To give more energy and power to someone
• untouched: Still full
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• stylish: Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
• youthful: Suggesting being young; vigorous and fresh
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• soak: To make something completely wet
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• elegance: Quality of grace, style, or beauty
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• thriving: To be or become healthy or successful
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
• confronting: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• buzzing: To fly making a sound like a bee
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• vietnamese: Concerning the culture and people of Vietnam
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• incense: To cause to feel great anger; to infuriate
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
• televise: To transmit or broadcast something on television
• atheist: Person who does not believe in a god or gods
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
• mekong: An Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
• sophistication: Worldliness; experience; stylish taste
• chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
• afterlife: Life after death
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered