By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Recycle [Verb] (to convert waste materials such as newspapers and bottles into reusable material).
To reduce global warming, we should recycle paper and water bottles as often as we can.
Recycling cans and bottles are compulsory to town residents.
BUILDING
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ACCOMMODATION, HOUSES,
FLATS, AND ROOMS
Pagoda [Noun] (a temple; a religious building/ a sacred building).
There are three entrances to the pagoda.
Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a good year for themselves.
Skyrocketing [Verb] (to increase rapidly).
Skyrocketing hospital costs.
Skyrocketing costs of insurance have hurt small businesses.
Balcony [Noun] (a small platform with a wall or rail around it for safety that is built on the outside wall of a building).
The glass doors opened on to a balcony with a view of the river. He led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the sea.
Corridor [Noun] (a long passage inside a building that people walk along).
The corridor was so crowded that we couldn't walk. The corridor opens into his office.
Low- rise [Adjective] (describing buildings which have few stories (just one or two stories)).
Low-rise residential buildings. Low-rise apartment buildings.
Cozy [Adjective] (small, but comfortable, warm, relaxing and safe).
My uncle’s house was cozy and simple. The room was cozy and pleasing to the eye.
Narrow [Adjective] (limited in space (length, width)).
A narrow part or passage.
The street is very narrow.
Apartment building [Noun] (a large building that is divided into apartments).
There's a nine-story apartment building next to the bank.
She recently cancelled her personal wifi and joined her apartment building's free wifi.
Elegant [Adjective] (attractive, graceful and stylish in appearance or style).
Yellow lights made the room seem warm and elegant. He was so elegant in a suit.
She is so elegant that everybody admires her.
Cramped [Adjective] (describing a place where there is not enough space for people or things in it).
It was so cramped that it looked like a cupboard.
We can fit seven people in our tent, but it'll be very cramped.