Vocabulary

• check out
• at least: As a minimum
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• head south: To decline, worsen, or go in a negative direction.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• superficial: On the surface only; not deep
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• hop: Dance party
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• famous: Excellent
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• panoramic: Having a full and wide view of something
• promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• boardwalk: Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• amoeba: Tiny organism consisting of only one cell
• abbot: Someone who is in control of an abbey of monks
• lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal