Vocabulary

• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• across from: Being on the other side
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• evolve: To develop certain features
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• cruise: To easily achieve
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• mount: To attach something to something else
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• main: Most important; most often used
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• maverick: Person who does not like to follow the rules
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha
• unsteady: Variable; subject to change
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• hindu: Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
• beeswax: Yellow wax made by honeybees to build honeycombs
• hinduism: A religion native to India based on a caste system