Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for instance: As an example.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• in transit: During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• better safe than sorry: Being cautious is preferable to facing later regret.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• build upon: To use something as a base for further development.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• instance: An example of something; case
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• respond: To answer something or someone
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• century: Period of 100 years
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• part: Division of a book
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• burn: To destroy with fire
• asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• knit: To join or be joined closely together
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• sue: Person's name
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• prose: Writing that is not a poem
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
• cobblestone: Stone set in the ground to make a permanent road
• dreary: Dull and making you feel sad or bored
• mosaic: A mixture of various elements
• lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
• workspace: Space allocated for your work (as in an office)