Speaking forecast part 1

A sight for sore eyes

Something you are very happy to see

Aesthetically pleasing

Beautiful to look at

Architectural marvel

A building that is designed amazingly well.

As fresh as a daisy

describe the quality of home-grown produce.

Claustrophobic

Feeling trapped in a small space

Concrete jungle

A city with too many buildings and not enough nature

Crisp air

Fresh, cold, and clean air

Crystal-clear water

water that transparent and clean.

Facade

The front face of a building

go back to basics

return to a simpler way of living

hassle

a situation that is annoying because it involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort

Have a bird's-eye view

To see everything from high above.

have a green thumb

To be naturally good at gardening

In the middle of nowhere

A remote place, far from cities

intricate

having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together

Majestic

Grand and impressive

off the beaten track

to be somewhere far away

Panoramic view

A wide, unobstructed view of an area.

Prime location

The best possible place to be situated.

Residential complex

A group of apartment buildings

Rolling hills

Gentle, low hills

Seasonal harvest

Crops ready at a specific time of year

Self-sufficiency

Being able to provide for oneself

tough nut to crack

Something difficult to understand or do

towering skyscraper

very tall buildings.

Trial and error

Learning through mistakes

Unspoiled nature

Nature that hasn't been changed by people/buildings

Urban gardening

Growing food in city environments.

Ventilation

Air flow

Hard sell

An aggressive strategy to get you to buy

tune out

To stop paying attention

buy into

To believe or accept an idea/product

target a niche

aim at a very specific group of people.

Shop around

To compare prices/quality before buying

algorithm

a set of rules that must be followed when solving a particular problem

Captive audience

People who cannot leave and must watch

Consumerism

The culture of buying goods

Clickbait

Headlines designed purely to get you to click

Pop-ups

Windows that appear suddenly on a screen

Intrusive

Causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome

Eye-watering

(Usually regarding price) Extremely high.

Hoardings

Large outdoor advertising boards

Sponsored content

Articles or videos that look like news but are ads

subtle

not very obvious or easy to notice

Soft sell

A subtle, persuasive approach

To be bombarded with

To be attacked/faced with a huge volume of something

To jump on the bandwagon

To do what others are doing because it is fashionable