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progress

development, growth, improvement

staggered

arranged in such a way that not everything happens at the same time

access point

a piece of computer equipment that allows computers to be connected together without wires to share information

divide

split, break up, separate #unite

carriageway

a place where two lines, roads, tracks, etc. cross

in doing so

because of this

psychological

mental, emotional, inner, spiritual

physical

bodily, corporeal, corporal #mental

barriers

obstacle, difficulty, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, block

mobile

moveable, portable, active

get around

avoid, bypass, evade

disruption

disturbance, commotion, trouble, interruption, distraction

bring about

to make something happen

fundamental

important, central, essential, vital

choreography

the art of arranging how dancers should move during a performance

obvious

clear, understandable, noticeable, apparent

tackle

confront, face

aim

goal, purpose, target

pattern

design, shape, form

limitation

inadequacy, shortcoming, weakness

art form

a way of expressing ideas, for example in a painting, dance, piece of writing

try sth out

to test something such as a method or a piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works properly

gains

get, achieve, acquire, obtain

instant

immediate, instantaneous, rapid

feedback

response, comment, opinion

aesthetic

artistic, visual, appealing

implication

effect, consequence, repercussion

cognitive

reasoning, mental, intellectual, perceptive, rational, thinking

simulate

to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real

outcome

consequence, result, product, conclusion

purely

only, merely, simply, solely

abstract

existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch #concrete

concrete

(defined implicitly as the opposite of abstract)

value

to think that someone or something is important

expertise

skill, knowledge, proficiency

have no place in

to be completely unacceptable

improvise

contrive, invent, create

scale

level, size

functional

useful, practical, purposeful

worthless

(defined implicitly as having no value)

intended as

planned or designed for somebody/something

pedestrian

walker, hiker, foot-traveler

-friendly

used at the end of words to mean suitable for particular people to use

downtown

center, inner city, city center #suburb

faith in

trust, reliance, belief #disbelief

computer-aided design

the use of computers to design objects

take into account

take into consideration

consider

#ignore

purpose-built

designed and made for a particular purpose

protective

defensive, caring, protecting

awning

a sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain

consuming

using a lot of something such as time, energy, or space

air conditioning

air-cooling system, ventilation system, air-circulation system, heating

giant

huge, massive, enormous #miniature

miniature

(defined implicitly as the opposite of giant)

unwelcoming

hostile, unfriendly #friendly

put sb off (doing) sth

to make you dislike something or not want to do something

get out of the way

leave, exit #enter

entirely

completely, totally, wholly, fully

predictable

foreseeable, expectable, expected

controllable

manageable, easy to deal with #uncontrollable

uncontrollable

(defined implicitly as the opposite of controllable)

unexpected

unforeseen, unanticipated, unpredicted

translate into

convert, transform, turn, change

predict

forecast, foresee, expect, guess

move through

make a passage or journey from one place to another

built on

to use your achievements as a base for further development

specific

exact, precise, certain

world-views

someone's opinions and attitudes relating to the world and things in general

logical

plausible, reasonable, sensible, understandable

appear

seem, look like

counter-intuitive

something that is counter-intuitive: does not happen in the way you would expect it to

guard rails

a bar along the edge of something steep, such as stairs or a cliff, to prevent people from falling off

base sth on/upon sth

to use something as the thing from which something else is developed

prioritise

to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first

smooth

easy, effortless, efficient

flow of

movement, stream

guide

direct, show, lead, conduct

crossing point

a place where people cross a road, border, or river

hold

possess, keep, retain, own, maintain

suggest

propose, advise, recommend

technique

method, system, procedure, skill

choreographer

a person who is skilled at combining movements into dances to be performed

experiment with

to try using various ideas, methods etc to find out how good or effective they are

stimulate

inspire, motivate, encourage

influential

having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave

urbanist

a person who studies and plans towns and cities

sociologist

someone who studies or is an expert in sociology

suffer from

undergo, experience, endure, tolerate

separation

division, partition, disconnection

architectural

relating to architecture

blueprint

a photographic print of a plan for a building, machine etc on special blue paper

whereas

while, however, although

medieval

primitive, out-of-date, old-fashioned #modern

modern

(defined implicitly as the opposite of medieval)

improvise

to make something by using whatever you can find because you do not have the equipment or materials that you need

adapt

adjust, alter, change

construction

building, structure, creation

intimate knowledge of sth

very detailed knowledge of something as a result of careful study or a lot of experience

study

careful observation or examination