URBAN LIFE

amenity

(n) something that adds to one's comfort or convenience

backstreet

(n) a minor street away from the main roads

botanical garden

(n) provide sanctuary to some species that may be endangered

bus terminal

(n) bus station

taxi stop

(n) a place to catch a taxi

commuter belt

(n) area surrounding a large city where many people who work in that city live

concrete jungle

(n) unpleasant part of a city where there are a lot of ugly buildings close together

congestion

(n) An overcrowding; a clogging

conurbation

(n) a continuous, extended urban area formed by the growing together of several formerly separate, expanding cities

cosmopolitan

(a) familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures

downtown

(n) the commercial center of a town or city

drive-through

(n) a place where you can get some type of service by driving through it, without needing to get out of your car

exurb

(n) an area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area

flea market

(n) a market, usually taking place outside, where old or used goods are sold cheaply

no-go zone/area

(n) an area that is dangerous or where people are not allowed to go

metropolis

(n) the capital or chief city of a country or region

multi-storey car park

(n) a large car park with several floors

block

(n) the buildings next to each other between crossing streets, or the distance from one street to the next in a city or town

outskirts

(n) The parts far from the center, as of a town.

shantytown

(n) an area in or near a city in which poor people live in small, badly built houses

Shopping precinct/shopping mall

(n) shopping area

sidewalk

(n) pavement

dull

(a) boring