GLOSSARY

Olive skin:  is a skin tone with a slightly beige, yellowish colour

Pedestrian crossing: is marked on a road by broad alternate black and white stripes. Once on the crossing the pedestrian has right of way

Pale: lacking strong or natural colour; colourless or whitish

Sun-tanned: the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun

Sniff: to draw air through the nose in a short, somewhat noisy way:

Deserve: to merit, be worthy of, or have a claim to (reward, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or circumstances

Fare: the price of travelling in a bus, air-plane, or other carrier

Blur: to (cause to) become hard to see or hear

Stir: to mix or agitate (a liquid or other substance) with a continuous movement of a spoon, a stick, etc.

Lazy bum: to merit, be worthy of, or have a claim to (reward, etc.) because of actions, qualities, or circumstances

Fan: a device for producing a current of air by the revolving movement of one or more blades

Crumble: to (cause to) break into small fragments

Shall I give you a lift?: Do you want to take you somewhere?

I have had: The expression that you use when you have something for a time ago

Baggage claim:  area where arriving passengers claim checked-in baggage after disembarking from an airline flight

Recline: to (cause to) lean back or lie

VAT: value-added tax. 

Safe and sound: "away from/out of danger"

Boarding pass: is a document provided by an airline during check-in, giving a passenger permission to board the air-plane for a particular flight

Taking time off from work: not to appear at one's place of work for a period of time, hours or days. (Often used of an excused or planned absence.)

Exchange rate: The price of a nation’s currency in terms of another currency.

Mobile homes: using a motor vehicle for easy movement from place to place

Itinerary: a detailed plan for a journey, esp. a list of places to visit.

Travel arrangements: a plan when you travel

To board: to get on a large vehicle

Customs: the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband

Hostel:  youthhostelan inexpensive, supervised place to live for young travellers.

Sightseeing: the act of visiting places and things of interest

Tourist trap: is an establishment, or group of establishments, that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist traps will typically provide services, entertainment, souvenirs and other products for tourists to purchase.

Tourist attraction: is a place or thing which attracts visitors

Live it up: enjoying the life

Silicon: a non-metallic element, occurring in minerals and rocks and making up more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steel-making, computer chips, etc

Root: part of the body of a plant that develops downward into the soil.

Drought: a long period of dry weather

Dome: a roof or ceiling that is rounded or in the form of a part of a sphere

Hood: the short form of saying neighbourhood 

Dude: guy

Alrighty: OK

What's up?: An extremely annoying question that has (unfortunately) replaced "Hello" or "Hi" as the most popular form of casual greeting.

That´s heck a cool: that is very cool

Yo, let's bail: you should leave

That burrito is so bomb: is very tasty or good

Bro, why you putting me on blast?: embarrassed someone in public

Why did you call me out in front of someone?:  To call someone out is reveal another´s mistake in front of other people

You are socking those shoes: wear with style

Throw back-ish: someone or something that seems to belong to an earlier period of time or that makes you think of an earlier period of time

Silver screen: black and white