I can describe travel problems and accidents
lane
a part of a wide road marked by painted white lines
trouble (doing sth/with sth)
a situation that causes a problem
day return
a ticket to travel to a place and back again on the same day
valid
acceptable and able to be used
nightmare
an experience that is very unpleasant
get in (usually of a train or coach)
arrive
turn up
arrive or appear (often used in the negative)
get/be stuck
be unable to move easily
cancel sth
decide that sth that has been planned will not happen
due
expected to arrive or happen
end up
find yourself in a place or situation you didn't plan
overnight
for one night
pick sb/sth up
go to a place and collect sb/sth
via
going through a place (to get to another place)
occur
happen, especailly in a way that has not been planned
collide with sth
hit sth very hard while moving
injured
hurt physically
meant to do sth
if sb is or was meant to do sth, they have been asked to do it
get/be held up = be delayed
if you get held up or are held up, sth has caused you to be late
warning
information that sth bad may happen
block a road
make it difficult for anything to pass
hire a car >< rent a car
pay to use a care for a short time
avoid sb/sth
stay away from sb/sth
break down
stop working
skid
suddenly move forwards or sideways without any control
the outskirt
the outer part of a town or city is called the outskirts
emergency services
the police, ambulance and fire services
the rush hour
the time when a lot of people are travelling to and from work
serious accident
a bad or dangerous accident
connecting flight
a flight that leaves soon after another one arrives
trip
a journey to a place and back agian, for business or pleasure, often a short period of time
traffic jam
a long line of cars moving very slowly
heavy traffic
a lot of cars on the road at a particular time