Vocabulary

• laid back
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• hop off: To get off or descend from a vehicle or object quickly or casually.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• high and dry: In a helpless situation; stranded or abandoned.
• as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
• prominent: Being important or well known
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• hop: Dance party
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• adventurous: Not being afraid of dangerous situations
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• mount: To attach something to something else
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• pine: Tall pointed evergreen tree with needlelike leaves
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• aboriginal: Relating to people originally living in a country
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• powerhouse: Highly energetic and indefatigable person
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• botanical: Concerning plants or botany
• kangaroo: Large Australian animal which hops
• koala: Small tree-living Australian grey animal
• snorkel: To swim underwater using a breathing tube
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• tha: Dialect word for you