Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• on foot
• compact enough: Sufficiently small or space-saving in size or dimensions.
• on the hour: Exactly at the stated hour; when the minutes are zero.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• in equal measure: To the same degree or extent.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• strike: To hit something
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• fabric: Cloth or material
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• century: Period of 100 years
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• central: Being in the middle
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• reserved: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• famous: Excellent
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• conqueror: Someone who takes control of a country by force
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky