By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Nursing home [Noun] (an institution where old people live to receive medical treatment and care).
His family put him into a nursing home.
Her mother lives in a nursing home.
Medical care [Noun] (health care provided by a medical professional).
For the homeless, private medical care is simple.
The children have inadequate medical care and little formal education. If she gets proper medical care, she will survive.
Divorce rate [Noun] (the ratio between the number of divorces).
The divorce rate is expected to rise.
The divorce rate has actually been decreasing for decades.
ENVIRONMENT
WEATHER
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CLIMATE
CHANGE AND POLLUTION
Rubbish [Noun] (trash, garbage, waste material).
The streets were littered with rubbish.
There is too much rubbish in this yard. Let’s clean it up!
Littering [Noun] (to drop trash on the ground rather than put it in the trash bin).
Littering is prohibited.
People destroy the beauty of the beach through littering.
Unsorted [Verb] (not categorized or sorted).
Most of the shirts were unsorted, so all the colors were mixed together. The data were unsorted.
Diminish [Verb] (to go down; to lessen).
After he took the aspirin, the pain was diminished. Our sugar supplies are diminished.
To throw something out [Verb] (to get rid of something).
He has thrown out his old boots.
Waste treatment [Noun] (the treatment of materials that are no longer used).
Alternative waste treatment technologies.
Cleaner technologies in waste treatment and recycling.
Impact [Noun] (an effect or influence of something on something else).
The impact of the storm has yet to be fully understood.
The bad weather had a significant impact on our profits.
Freshen [Verb] (to make something newer, cleaner, cooler and more pleasant).
The rain freshened the air.
We freshened up the apartment by making new curtains. Sparkle [Verb] (to shine brightly with flashes of light). The sky sparkled with brilliant stars.
The moonlit air sparkled with frost. The air sparkled with freshness.
Drizzle [Noun] (light rain and falling steadily in fine drops).
The drizzle was so light that she didn't need an umbrella. Would you like to go for a walk in the drizzle?
Pollution [Noun] (the act of polluting air or water).
Air pollution is a serious health hazard.
The highest level of water pollution is caused by the high use of fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides.