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 running all around the city - to run all around a place just means to move around,

not literally running, but walking or getting around somehow. It is used to express
the idea that you are busy and in movement. “We spent the whole day running
around the city doing errands.”

 pleasant - nice, here it is used to describe weather that is not too cold, not too hot,
just right, usually sunny and warm. “We spent a pleasant evening on the beach.”

 scenery - the surroundings, the things you are looking at either in a city or out in
nature. “The scenery on the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco is beautiful.”

 stunning - amazing, beautiful, used to describe something that you find to be awe-
inspiring or awesome. “Her wedding dress was stunning.”

 to lose track of something - to lose something. In this context to lose track of where
they are just means that they got lost. They couldn’t keep track of the streets and
their position in the city. “They lost track of their keys and spent 30 minutes looking
for them.”

 dusk - the time when the sun has gone down and it is starting to get darker.

“They said that the beach closes at dusk.”

 to rest - to take a break from some activity. “We needed to rest after driving for 5
hours.”

 alleyways - small streets or passages between buildings. “They found a stray cat in
the alleyway.”

 to feel worried - to be concerned or scared about something. “I felt worried that I

might not be able to finish my work on time and I‟d miss the concert.”
 complicated - confusing, difficult to understand, intricate. “Learning a new

computer language isn‟t that complicated for some people, but for others it is totally
confusing.”

 Fortunately - a good thing, it is fortunate or good that something happened.
“Fortunately, we all made it home safely.”

 to lose our patience - to stop having patience with something or someone. When
you lose your patience, you feel upset or angry or overwhelmed. “His mother was
losing her patience with him and threatened to leave without him if he didn‟t hurry
up. She didn‟t want to miss the movie.”

 to give up - to stop doing something. “He decided to give up on trying to get his dad

to go bowling with him; he invited his sister instead.”