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
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