agricultural related to farming
something that makes a place comfortable or easy
amenities to live in
ancestral belonging to a member of your family once
apartment block a large building containing many apartments
apartment complex a group of apartment blocks
used when you are stating one definite fact in a
at any rate situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory
the first time that you look at someone or something,
at first sight before you notice any details
at least not less than a particular number or amount
at risk in a situation where you may be harmed
at the top of your voice as loudly as you can
used to mean ‘of course’ when politely allowing
someone to do something or agreeing with a
by all means suggestion
used to say that something is much better, worse,
by far etc. than anything else
by hand done or made by a person rather than a machine
by surprise unexpectedly
by yourself without help from anyone
catch a cold to become infected with some virus
catch a train to be in time to get on a train before it leaves
catch the light to shine thanks to the reflection from the sun
an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that
city walls divides one city from another
the process of building things such as houses,
construction bridges, roads, etc.
country cottage a small house in the country
deteriorating becoming worse
a driverless vehicle is controlled by equipment in the
driverless vehicle, rather than by a human driver
entrance gate a door or gate that you go through to enter a place
an express train or bus does not stop at many
express places and can therefore travel more quickly
made to look like a real material or object in order to
deceive people; not real and seeming to be
fake something it is not, in order to deceive people
used to emphasise the first of a list of facts or
for a start opinions you are stating
for good permanently
used to introduce a reason for what you have just
for one thing said; used to give one reason for something
for real seriously, not just pretending
having the ability to work and make decisions by
autonomous yourself without any help from anyone else
to receive so many letters, complaints, etc. that you
be flooded by sth cannot deal with them all
be surrounded by sth to have a lot of a particular kind of things near you
cool off to return to the normal temperature after being hot
the quality of doing something well and effectively,
efficiency without wasting time, money or energy
out and about active; doing the things you usually do
to make you dislike something or not want to do
put off something
renewable materials, sources of energy, etc. will
continue to exist or will grow again and are therefore
renewable never used up
severe very serious
to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a
sprawl lazy or careless way
used to say that something will definitely happen or
at all events be true in spite of anything else that may happen
used to say that something will or may happen
at any minute extremely soon
used when you are stating one definite fact in a
at any rate situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory
at a particular moment or period in the past when
something happened, especially when the situation
at the time is very different now
when you know something by heart, you remember
by heart all of it exactly
by oneself without help from anyone else
by the time when
in any case whatever happens or happened
if you are in difficulty, you are in a situation in which
in difficulty you have problems
in no time very soon or very quickly
on average based on a calculation about how many times
something usually happens, how much money
someone usually gets, how often people usually do
something etc.
to be working or not working at a particular time,
especially when you are doing a job which people
on duty take turns to do, so that someone is always doing it
on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there
on holiday a time of rest from work, school etc.
a politician who is on-message says things that are
in agreement with the ideas of his or her political
party, especially when it appears that he or she is
on message not thinking enough about these ideas
on purpose deliberately
an occasion or time when it is possible for people to
on view see something such as an art show
if something is out of control, people are not able to
out of control limit it or make it do what they want it to do
to have not done something for a long time, so that
out of practice you are not able to do it well
out of stock unavailable in a particular shop
the composition of the air in terms of how much
air quality pollution it contains
air temperature a measure of how hot or cold air is
city life a way of living that is typical of a city
the sound each step makes when someone is
footsteps walking
rainwater water that has fallen as rain
when things are kept in a special place until they are
storage area needed
street lighting a light at the top of a tall post in the street
come up against to have to deal with problems or difficulties
do away with to get rid of something or stop using it
to visit someone you know, usually without arranging
drop in on (sb) a particular time; drop by/round
get out of (sth) to avoid doing something you have promised to do
or are supposed to do
to accept an unpleasant situation or person without
put up with (sth) complaining
to refuse to accept unfair treatment from a person or
stand up to (sb) organisation