hell : place of suffering or misery ( <>
heaven, paradize
)
A car has four wheels and a bicycle has two of them.
lethal (adj) : causing death, killing
ex : a lethal dose of poison, of drug
a yuppy : a Young Urban Professional ( cf
: a hippy )
admittedly : no doubt ( NOTION OF CONCESSION
)
a pedestrian is someone who walks in a street,
as opposed to a cyclist, a motorist ...
a breed : a variety of animals (especially
of dogs)
to step : to make a step, to walk
ex : to step off (<> on) the pavement (UK)/the sidewalk (US)
to mow the grass / the lawn a lawn-mower
ex : The pedestrian was mown down by a car (figuratively)
an offence (UK) / an offense
(US) : wrongdoing, crime
an offender is someone who commits an offence
to impoverish = (to cause to) become poor
Commuters are people who travel (who commute)
every day from the suburbs (where they live) to the town-centre (where
they work).
A messenger is someone who delivers (or dispatches)
messages and packages. In NYC, he/she is paid by the delivery rather than
by the hour.
to enact a law : to decree,
to vote
to disregard (a law, a rule, a regulation)
: not to respect
to ban : to forbid (forbade, forbidden) <>
to allow, to permit
a notice :
ex 1 : Did you read the fire notice on the wall ?
ex 2 : In France, according to the law, a worker can be laid off after at least two months' notice.
to license : to give a license, a permit,
a right
current : present
the current issues of the world : the present problems
some : about, around (NOTION OF APPROXIMATION)
ex : some 3.7 m people
the subway (US) : the underground, the tube
(UK)
a cab : a taxi (in NYC)
midtown : in the centre (UK) / center (US)
of New York