Vocabulary

• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• film set: A location, real or constructed, where a film or television show is shot.
• out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
• sink your teeth into: To become very involved or interested in something with enthusiasm.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• at least: As a minimum
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• park: Person's name
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• tallest: Of the greatest height
• pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
• windy: When the wind is blowing
• building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• history: Established pattern or record
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• area: Amount of measured space
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• nearby: Close to where you are
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
• novelist: Author who writes novels
• architectural: Concerning architecture
• tick: To function properly or normally
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• regarded: To think about a person, thing in a particular way
• outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• educate: To teach someone in a school or college
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• winding: Following a twisting or spiral course
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• survivor: Person, thing that continues to live or exist
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• elevated: To make something higher
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky