Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at the crossroads: At a point where an important decision must be made.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• good luck charm: An object that is believed to bring good luck.
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• rub shoulders: To associate with famous or important people.
• kick back: To relax and enjoy oneself.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• futuristic: Concerning futurism
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• century: Period of 100 years
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• unwind: To reverse something that has been twisted/turned
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• recreational: Being done for pleasure
• adventurous: Not being afraid of dangerous situations
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• close: Almost; near
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• unite: To join or come together for the same goal
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• opium: Addictive drug made from the seeds of a poppy
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• town: Small city
• small: Little in size; not big
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• nearest: Within the shortest distance; closest
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• east: Direction where the sun rises
• orchid: Color that is light purple
• chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants