Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• shopping area: A place where there are many shops.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• came to pass: To happen; to occur.
• pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
• reinforced concrete: Concrete in which metal bars or mesh are embedded to increase its tensile strength.
• worth a visit: Deserving to be visited; good enough to spend time visiting.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• construct: To build or create something
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
• rivalry: State/feeling when groups compete with each other
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• area: Amount of measured space
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• rim: Outer edge of something circular
• powerhouse: Highly energetic and indefatigable person
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• main: Most important; most often used
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• clan: Group of related families or people
• call: A order or request for action
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• pancake: Flat cake of fried on both sides on a griddle, etc.
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun