flit	move quickly from one place to another without staying anywhere for long
theme park	a park where people go to enjoy themselves
waterfront	the area of land that is next to or close to the sea
emerge	to appear or come out from somewhere
jetties	a stone wall or wooden platform built out into the sea
rubbish dump	to get rid of things that you do not want any more
regrettably	that you should feel sorry or sad about
humdrum	never changing and therefore boring
remnants	a piece of sth that is left after the rest has gone
queue	a line of people, cars, etc. that are waiting for sth or to do sth
outlying	far from the centre of a town or city
tranquility	the state of being calm and having your feelings under control
stark contrast	very different to sth in a way that is easy to see
overwhelming	extremely great or strong
flocked	to go or meet somewhere in large numbers
lagoon	area of seawater enclosed by a reef or rocks
hapless	very unhappy, unlucky or unfortunate
chilly	too cold to be comfortable
tucked away	to be hidden
blaze	a large and often dangerous fire
gather	to come or be brought together in a group
moor	to fasten a boat to the land or to an object in the water with a rope or chain
glorious	very beautiful or impressive
catch glimpse of	a very quick and not complete view of sb/sth
tooling of the bell	to strike the bell
shadowy	dark and full of shades
snatches of corversation	a short part or period of talk
peered	to look closely or carefully at sb/sth
peeping	to look at sth quickly and secretly
discern	to see or notice sth with difficulty
state	to look at sb/sth for a long time because you are surprised, shocked
gaze	to look steadily for a long time
munch	to bite and eat sth noisily
chwe	to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it
suck	to have sth in your mouth and keep touching it with your tongue
lap	to drink sth using the tongue
crunch	to make a loud noise when you are eating sth hard
lick	to move your tongue across sth