Vocabulary

• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• formerly known as: Used to indicate a previous name of a person or place.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• spot: A certain place or area
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• avenue
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hipster: Cool person; one following the latest styles
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• great: Very good; better than before
• millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• area: Amount of measured space
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• alternatively: (Used when suggesting another choice)
• carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• tower: Tall, narrow building
• pavilion: Building in a park or garden with open sides
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
• lovable: Arousing affection; funny; likeable
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• pizzeria: Shop where pizzas are made and sold
• preview: Showing of a movie before public release
• sears: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of