Vocabulary

• to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
• rough and tumble: Noisy and uncontrolled physical activity or fighting.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• the big time: Famous or important position especially in career or entertainment.
• hit the big time: To achieve great success or fame, especially suddenly.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• from the top: From the beginning.
• strap on: To fasten something to yourself or someone else with straps.
• rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• park: Person's name
• famous: Excellent
• beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
• quickest: Fastest; in the least amount of time
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
• taxi: Car that transports people for money
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• geographically: With respect to the earth and its natural features
• painter: Person who paints pieces of art; artist
• railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• hop: Dance party
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• seaside: Resort area next to the sea shore
• architectural: Concerning architecture
• youthful: Suggesting being young; vigorous and fresh
• cruise: To easily achieve
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• celebration: Party, event where people rejoice over something
• wildlife: All wild animals
• sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
• gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• tackled: To start working on a difficult problem
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
• convict: Person in prison
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• vitality: Quality of having energy and life
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• buzzing: To fly making a sound like a bee
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• tuxedo: (Formal) jacket trousers, often worn with bow tie
• partake: To have or take a share, e.g. of food
• harness: To capture the power of something
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
• gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place