Vocabulary

• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• such as: For example; like
• to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
• mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• seductive: Having the ability to attract someone sexually
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• behold: To look at
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• completion: Point at which something is finished or achieved
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• forest: Large area with many trees
• tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• nearby: Close to where you are
• residence: Place where a person lives
• laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
• commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
• perfection: State of excellence that cannot be improved
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
• history: Established pattern or record
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• sensual: Feeling or giving rise to sexual/physical feeling
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• laurel: Common garden evergreen shrub
• intoxicate: To cause to lose control due to drugs or alcohol
• shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
• mariner: (Literary) person who sails on the seas
• unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
• barrio: Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city