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tall tower blocks
skyscrapers
wet through, like a football shirt when you have been playing in the rain
soggy
a place where you stay, like a house, apartment, hotel
accommodation
owner of the property you are renting
landlord / landlady
description of a food that makes you feel sick because it is too sweet or greasy
sickly
blue marks on your body where you have hit it
bruises
first one thing, then the next, then the first, then the next
alternate
a place that is not in the sun
shade
a country’s song, often sung at sporting events
national anthem
fear of high places like cliffs or the top of a building
scared of heights
body shape that is broad and muscular
stocky
someone who is left on the edge of a group or society
marginalised
to grow well because the conditions promote good growth
thrive
period when the economy is doing badly; there is often high unemployment
recession
an oversimplified, generalised image/idea of a person or group of people
stereotype