English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

 scattered across the landscape. 
[randomly across a wide area]
The problem with this university is that the buildings are rather 
spread out and it takes a long time 
to get from one place to another. 
[not close to one another]
Jack’s bedroom is large, with 
ample room for all his things. 
[more than enough space]
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Room
can be used as an uncountable noun to mean space, e.g. 
Can you make 
room/space
 for me? 
There’s plenty of 
room/space
 here. The sofa takes up a lot of 
room/space
.
Insufficient space or things occupying too small a space
word
typical contexts of use
cramped
cramped hotel rooms 
living in small, 
cramped apartments
poky; 
informal
two 
poky little rooms 
a 
poky little flat
congested
tanker traffic on the 
congested waterway 
the 
congested streets [full of traffic, people, etc.]
compact*
a tiny, 
compact refrigerator 
a 
compact, low, white villa
*
compact
has positive connotations, whereas the other words in the table suggest negative connotations.
Other words and expressions
I saw her at the carnival, but I couldn’t get to her because I was 
hemmed in by the crowds. 
[surrounded by people and not able to move]
The city centre is always 
bustling with tourists at this time of year. 
[lots of people busily moving around]
There 
isn’t enough room to swing a cat in his flat. 
[the flat is very small; 
informal
]
We were