Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• prairie: Large, flat, area of land covered in grass
• universally: Applying to all people, times, places
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• willow: Tree with drooping branches often found near water
• harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• enrol: To put someone into a group; to register