Vocabulary

• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• for England: To an extreme degree; with great intensity, effort, or quantity.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• astonishing: Making people surprised or amazed; amazing
• boutique: Small fashionable shop
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• surround: To be all the way around something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• splendid: Very impressive and beautiful
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• hipster: Cool person; one following the latest styles
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• land: Region or country
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• gallery: Building to look at various types of art
• rivalry: State/feeling when groups compete with each other
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• precinct: Administrative/electoral section of city/town
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy