Town and City
housing that is not in good condition
poor housing
untidy hair
disheveled hair
very shy
painfully shy
someone who reads a lot
to be a big reader
a fixed address
permanent address
a city that has grown over time and which covers a wide area
sprawling city
to have hair that is turning grey
to go grey
to become angry quickly
quick-tempered
a film that is a big commercial success
a blockbuster
to have bought the property you live in
to own your own home
local buildings or services serving the public
local facilities
dressed untidily
scruffy
to suddenly become angry
to lose one’s temper
the main person in a film or book
the central character
someone buying a property for the first time, especially when taking out a loan (mortgage)
first-time buyer
to stop doing business
to close down
to be muscular
to be well-built
thinks only of oneself
self-centred
a film made with a small amount of money
a low budget film
to borrow a large amount of money, paid back over several years, in order to buy a house
to take out a mortgage
shops that are no longer doing business
boarded up shops
to look smart
to be well-turned out
prepared to accept other views or behaviours
broad-minded
to read a book from the first page to the last
to read something from cover to cover
to buy a property with the aim of buying another bigger or more expensive one later in life
to get on the property ladder