Adjectives from the lesson/vocabulary builder
it is small and does not take up much space
compact
causing confusion or disorder
disruptive
to disappear
evaporate
a very advanced or developed form or state
maturity
to take control of or make yourself responsible for something
take charge
A place where lots of exciting and interesting things are always happening
Vibrant
successful and wealthy
prosperous
to limit
restrict
A process of converting an urban neighbourhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.
gentrification
for each person; in relation to people taken individually
per capita
a district that has expensive houses and shops that sell good quality items, and the people who live there are quite rich
affluent
highly desirable
enviable
to spread out
sprawl
those having the authority of officials
officialdom
the particular situation, quality, combination of things, etc. that is the best or most effective possible
sweet spot
a place which is in a bad condition because no one has been looking after it for a while
run-down
praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way (хваленый)
vaunted
expand or grow rapidly
A state of balance
equilibrium
too crowded
burst at the seams
_________ consumption involves buying a lot of expensive and often unnecessary things in order to impress people and show them you are rich
conspicuous
very distant, remote
far-flung
develop rapidly – ___________ apace
grow apace
the main part
essence
to change the city; to lose one's old ways
shed the city's skin