Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• nonstop flight: A flight that travels from the origin airport to the destination airport without any stops in between.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stand out
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• knock down: To hit something so it falls down
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• on the rocks: Served with ice cubes.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at least: As a minimum
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• tiny: Very, very small
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• huge: Very very large
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• deed: Something that is done; act or action
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• level: Specific height of something
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• tarmac: Rock and tar used to make roads
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
• vase: Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• snorkel: To swim underwater using a breathing tube
• lotus: Any aquatic plant of the water lily family
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
• fleck: Small spot or mark
• shimmy: Trembling or shaking movement, as when dancing
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines