Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• such as: For example; like
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• other places: Different locations or areas
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• check out
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• express: To send something by fast mail
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• huge: Very very large
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• bustling: To move energetically or busily
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• part: Division of a book
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• village: Small town in the country
• great: Very good; better than before
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• online: Connected to the internet
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs