Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• in terms of
• up the river: Sent to prison or in serious trouble.
• have to: Must do
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• set apart: To distinguish someone or something as special or different.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• fun and games: Enjoyable activities; sometimes used ironically for trouble.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• great: Very good; better than before
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• birthday: Date each year on which you were born
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• talk: Style of speaking
• eye: The part of the body that you see with
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• part: Division of a book
• building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
• hill: High land not as high as a mountain
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• moved: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• area: Amount of measured space
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• main: Most important; most often used
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• unpopular: Disliked by many people
• call: A order or request for action
• noon: Middle of the day
• lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• public: Owned by the government
• circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• goddess: Woman worshipped because of her special powers
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• passage: Process of moving through time
• concerned: To be about a particular topic
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• derive: To come from another thing
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• antiquity: Very old object
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• chariot: Ancient battle vehicle driven by standing soldier
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• aqueduct: Bridge that carries water over a valley
• canonical: (Of books) considered important in a religion