Vocabulary

• shine through: To emit light through something.
• rough around the edges: Imperfect or unsophisticated but basically good.
• look beyond: To consider the future and what might happen.
• such as: For example; like
• well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
• spill out: To flow or empty out, often in large quantities or in a disorderly manner.
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
• in the extreme: To a very great degree; extremely.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• diamond in the rough: A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
• in the rough: In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• civilization: A highly developed society
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• steep: Very expensive
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
• century: Period of 100 years
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• adventurous: Not being afraid of dangerous situations
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• live: To be alive
• erect: Standing straight up
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• reed: Person's name
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• ragged: In a wild or neglected state
• shimmer: To shine with a subdued flickering light
• basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall