Vocabulary

• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• laid back
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• in wine: Under the influence of wine; when drunk.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• in honour of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• cruise: To easily achieve
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• feast: Religious celebration
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• vary: To change something and make it different
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• surround: To be all the way around something
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• construct: To build or create something
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• settlement: Official agreement that ends an argument
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• aboriginal: Relating to people originally living in a country
• long: Person's name
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• monastery: Place where monks live
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• name: What something or someone is called
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• honeycomb: Wax structure of six-sided cells made by bees
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• door: You walk through this when you go in a room
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds