Words from London vs Paris
- gastronomy: the art of choosing, cooking and eating good food
- rusty: weaker than it was because of lack of recent practice
- urbanite: a person who lives in a town or city
- espresso: strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee
- write off: to dismiss something as useless or not worth attention
- embrace: to accept something willingly and take it up
- vibrant: full of energy and life
- array: an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing
- baguette: a long, narrow French loaf
- tramway: a set of rails that forms the route for a tram
- revenue: income, especially money earned by a place or business
- impeccable: in accordance with the highest standards; faultless
- swindle: normally, to cheat someone out of money; used loosely in the article to mean wander about
- impenetrable: impossible to get through or into
- clique: a small, close-knit group of people who do not easily let others in
- chugger: a person who stops passers-by in the street asking for donations to a charity
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