commute – v. to travel regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work

rush – v. to move or do something very quickly or in a way that shows you are in a hurry

congested/congestion – adj. when talking about traffic, too many cars on the road 

gridlock – n. a situation in which streets are so full that vehicles cannot

parking lot – n. an area outside a building for parking cars, trucks, etc.

bumper-to-bumper – adj. made up of long lines of cars that are very close together

idle – v. of an engine or vehicle : to run without being connected for doing useful work

rush hour – n. a time during the day early in the morning or late in the afternoon when many people are traveling on roads to get to work or to get home from work

envy – v. to feel a desire to have what someone else has ; n. the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has