🏙️ City Life & Places
The part of a town where houses become fewer and cows may start having neighbours.
outskirts
The shape and condition of land; it decides whether your walk feels easy or like survival training.
terrain
Money or something valuable you receive now and are expected to give back later.
loan
Easy to notice or understand without needing detective skills.
apparent
To find or meet something unexpectedly while doing something else.
come across
A very large building where boxes stay longer than some people keep New Year’s resolutions.
warehouse / storage
A large natural place full of water where fish probably feel at home.
body of water
Financial support that helps projects move from “great idea” to “real thing”.
funding
To keep strongly saying something should happen, even after others disagree.
insist
To feel accepted and comfortable as part of a group.
fit in
Something you hold when stairs become your enemy.
railing
Describing weather or atmosphere that feels cold, grey and makes warm drinks sound necessary.
wintry
A group responsible for making decisions and controlling how something works.
governing body
Someone who enjoys dangerous activities more than most people think is sensible.
daredevil
To run or move after someone or something because you want to catch it.
chase (verb)
A short strong post whose job is basically saying: “Cars, stop here.”
bollard
Inside something or inside certain limits.
within
Describing a person, event or topic that receives lots of public attention.
high-profile
Describing people who have similar opinions, interests or ways of thinking.
like-minded
The period when a young person becomes more independent and starts entering adulthood.
coming of age
A person who uses feet instead of wheels to move around.
pedestrian
A sound that comes back after you speak, as if mountains wanted to continue the conversation.
echo (noun)
Ordinary people in society, not only experts or a small group.
wider public
A dangerous decision taken after careful thinking rather than pure luck.
calculated risk
The average number of years people are expected to live in a place or group.
life expectancy