His yearly salary is 'in the vicinity of' [='in the neighborhood of'] one million dollars.
She lives in Los Angeles, or somewhere in that/the 'vicinity'. [=somewhere near there]
He lives 'in the' general/immediate 'vicinity of' the school.
(..) Right. I don't know. Our thing, it's incredibly hot still. He's got the dirtiest mouth. I love it. Like what? The dirty talk, what does he say? - Children in the vicinity. - So whisper. Just tell me one. They sound so stupid out of context. OK, like, "Baby, I wanna come on your tits." (..)2003 TvShow: Six Feet Under Title: Making Love Work Season: 3 Episode 6