By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Middle-aged [Adjective] (no longer young but not yet old; in middle age).
The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men. They're a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.
Her novels are middle-aged and boring.
Contemporary [Adjective] (current, modern, nowadays; belonging to the present time).
Young people tend to prefer contemporary music. Traditional and contemporary fashion design.
Childhood [Noun] (the period of your life when you are a child).
He used to play with her in his childhood.
In the childhood, we used to play different types of games.
Quality time [Noun] (time that you spend with only one person in order to strengthen a relationship).
Her father didn’t spend enough quality time with him. He always had to work.
Parents should spend quality time with their children.
TRAVEL, TOURISM & HOLIDAYS
Show someone around [Verb] (to act as a guide for someone when they are visiting a new place or building and to show them what is interesting in such place or building).
They were shown around the church by one of the local people. I will show us around the city tomorrow.
Take place [Verb] (to occur; to happen).
Their wedding took place in London.
The graduation ceremony will take place tomorrow. Scenery [Noun] (beautiful nature scenes/landscapes). The scenery here is very beautiful.
The scenery of the Porvoo river valley is breathtaking.
Rays [Noun] (narrow beams of light).
The rays of the sun fell upon the trees.
The rays of the sun breaking through the clouds.
The rays of the sun entered my window when the sun rose early in the morning.
From/ Out of nowhere [Expression] (happening or appearing very suddenly and unexpectedly).
Tom appeared from/out of nowhere. He gave me a present out of nowhere.
Impressed [Adjective] (to have a good feeling on something because it is interesting or beautiful).
I was impressed with her advanced level of Japanese.
We were very impressed with the accommodation in New York.
I'm really impressed with his house.
Picturesque [Adjective] (attractive or pretty in appearance (of a place, building, scene, etc.)).
Montenegro has both a mountainous northern region and a picturesque coast. It was a pretty town with well-preserved buildings and a picturesque harbour.
Ferry [Noun] (a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles or goods across an area of water (a river or a short journey by sea)).
We took the ferry to a pretty little port city on the island. I left Hong Kong and took the ferry to Kowloon.
When we took the ferry across the harbor, we saw the Statue of Liberty come into view.
Mainland [Noun] (the main area of land of a country, region, etc).
This island is joined to the mainland of Friesland. We took a ferry from the island to the mainland. I took a plane back to the mainland.
Scenery [Noun] (the beautiful natural features of a place or area, such as mountains, forests, seas, rivers, etc).
The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away. The scenery here is magnificent.
Overseas [Adverb] (to or in another country, especially one beyond or across the sea; abroad).
She went overseas to teach ESL after finishing her Linguistics degree. Generally speaking, Japanese cars are popular overseas.
Some students who study foreign languages decide to go overseas to study.