- alive: not dead
- amazing: causing surprise or wonder
- break: pause
- Broadway: street in Manhattan with many theaters
- build up: increase gradually
- bunch: group of people or things
- calm: without much activity
- Cathedral: large important church
- Central Park: main city park in New York City
- dark: opposite of light
- disappointed: sad or displeased
- escape: to become free
- get a taste of: have a brief experience of
- hometown: place you were born/lived as a child
- immediately: at once
- in comparision: compared to
- liberty: the state of being free
- Macy: a department store
- Manhattan: an island in New York Bay
- Metropolitan Museum: an art museum in New York City
- mixture: any combination of things
- quickly: in a quick manner
- recognize: identify something previously seen
- scene: incident or situation in real life
- see something for oneself: see with your own eyes
- skyscraper: high rise
- sleepy: not busy or having activity
- stand still: to not move
- statue: a figure made of stone
- still: calm and quiet
- surprising: causing surprise
- take a break: stop for brief period of time
- take ones pick: to choose
- taxi: paid car that takes you places
- the sights: the places
- top: highest point of something
- twice: two times
- twice as many: double the number of
- unforgettable: can never be forgotten
- vision: mental picture of a possible situation