| A | B | 
| glance | VERB/NOUN - a quick look at something or someone | 
| extraordinary | ADJ - very unusual, special, or surprising | 
| contribute | VERB - to give money, help, or ideas to someone or something | 
| possession | NOUN - something that you own | 
| thoroughly | ADV - completely or very much | 
| thrilled | ADJ - very excited, pleased or happy | 
| acquaintance | NOUN - someone you know, but not very well | 
| extend | VERB - make something longer; increase the time or size of something | 
| comfortable | ADJ - feeling physically relaxed or satisfied | 
| grateful | ADJ - feeling that you want to thank someone for something; thankful | 
| quite | very | 
| couple | two people who are married or in a romantic relationship together | 
| unique | one of a kind, very special | 
| fascinating | extremely interesting | 
| quit | to leave school or a job, especially because it makes you unhappy | 
| journey | a long trip | 
| cycling | riding a bicycle | 
| eventually | after a long time | 
| fancy | expensive and not simple or ordinary; very decorated | 
| instead of | in place of something or someone else | 
| coast | the land next to the ocean | 
| continent | one of the main large land areas of the earth | 
| altitude | how high something is above sea level | 
| mountainous | having a lot of mountains | 
| realize | to know or understand the importance of something | 
| alike | similar, almost exactly the same | 
| essay | a short piece of writing about a subject | 
| donation | something, especially money, that you give to help someone |