Vocabulary

• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• hail a taxi: To signal or call a taxi to stop.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• such as: For example; like
• boogie on down: To begin to dance or move to music with enthusiasm.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• tranquility: Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• frantic: Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• cling: To be dependent on
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• delighted: Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• orchestra: Large group who perform instrumental music
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• drench: To make someone or something extremely wet
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• observatory: Building built for studying and watching the stars
• boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• main: Most important; most often used
• promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• long: Person's name
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• openness: Not being secretive
• billionaire: Person with more than 1,000,000,000 dollars etc.
• superb: Extremely good
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• excavate: To dig holes in the ground to discover something
• tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
• leafy: Having or covered with leaves
• berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• rodeo: Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
• boogie: To dance to fast popular music
• battleship: Large and heavily armored warship