Vocabulary

• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• tempting: To make someone want something even if it's bad
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• bustling: To move energetically or busily
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• tranquil: Calm; peaceful
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• fill: To make something full
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• recharge: To refill a battery, etc. with electricity
• famous: Excellent
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• barbed: Having a sharp point which curves backwards
• relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• assortment: Collection of different things some similarities
• sit: To take an exam
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• basking: To exposes yourself to warmth (the sun), or praise
• mystique: Certain quality that makes something interesting
• chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
• clanging: To make or cause a loud ringing sound from a bell
• roadway: Road over which vehicles travel