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cosmopolitan city
(n) a city with people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture
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metropolis
(n) a large important city (often the capital city of a country or region)

* a sprawling/bustling/modern __
(n) a large important city (often the capital city of a country or region)

* a sprawling/bustling/modern __
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inner-city area
(n) the part near the centre of a large city, which often has social problems

* a child from the ____
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amenity
(n) a feature that makes a place pleasant, comfortable or easy to live in: tiện nghi

* *The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on* ***public*** *_____es.*
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infrastructure
(n) the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water and power supplies
(n) the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water and power supplies
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peak period
(n) a period when most people are using or doing something
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entertainment complex
(n) a large building with various connected rooms or a related group of buildings for entertainment purposes
(n) a large building with various connected rooms or a related group of buildings for entertainment purposes
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precinct

(n) a part of a city or a town in which vehicles are not allowed, used for a special purpose, such as shopping/ an area protected by a particular unit of the police or a division used for voting purposes:

  • the private _____s of the university

  • Please walk quietly in these sacred ______s.

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melting pot
(n) nồi lẩu văn hóa là một phép ẩn dụ về văn hóa để chỉ đến một xã hội hỗn tạp, không thống nhất đang dần trở nên đồng nhất hơn

* New Orleans is one of the great ____s of America.
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productive land
(n) land that can be used to grow crops in large quantities: đất sản xuất
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arable land
(n) land that can be used to grow crops: Đất canh tác
(n) land that can be used to grow crops: Đất canh tác
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prospect
(n) the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
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inevitable
(a) certain to happen; \= unavoidable (a)
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detrimental
a. bất lợi, gây hại = harmful = dangerous \~ adverse

* moving her could have a _____ effect on her health
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