Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• check out
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• on foot
• light taste: A mild or delicate flavor.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• communist: Believer in communism
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• great: Very good; better than before
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• scenic: Having beautiful scenery
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• communism: Political system with state-controlled industry
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• close: Almost; near
• tower: Tall, narrow building
• varying: To change something and make it different
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• hill: High land not as high as a mountain
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• monastery: Place where monks live
• chug: To move slowly making low sounds like steam trains
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• cobblestone: Stone set in the ground to make a permanent road
• alchemist: Person seeking using chemicals to live longer
• tram: Vehicle that runs on cables or rails
• brunch: Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
• basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
• teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
• nouveau: Nouveau riche newly rich and wanting to show it