Communal adj

communal facilities / food / property / rooms: We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen.

adjacent adj.: They work in adjacent buildings. / They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.

resident n.: The hotel bar was only open to residents (= to people staying at the hotel).

run v. (= to be in control of)

to run a restaurant / business / company: He’s been running a restaurant since he left school.

well-run / badly-run organization / business

move v. (= change place)

to move to: We’re moving to Paris.

to move in / into: They’ve bought a new house, but it will need a lot of work before they can move into it / move in.

to move away: The couple next door moved away (= went to live somewhere else) last year.

move out (of): A lot of businesses are moving out of London because it’s too expensive. / He was forced to move out (= to leave the place).

retire v.: Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity. / He was retired with a generous pension.

retired adj.: Both my parents are retired. / He is a retired airline pilot.

Retirement n.

to take retirement: Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

retirement age: What is the normal retirement age in this country?

improve v.: He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.

to improve on / upon smth. (phr.v.): Last time she ran the race in 20 minutes, so she’s hoping to improve on that.

Improvement n.

improvement in smth.: There was a slight improvement in the economy.

improvement on smth.: These white walls are a big improvement on that disgusting old wallpaper.

Rent n.

to pay a rent: I pay a higher rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.

high / low rent: Rents here are ridiculously high.

Rent v.

to rent smth. from smb/smth..: I rented a car from a garage so that I could get about.

to rent smb. smth.: The old lady rented us her spare bedroom for ₤ 55 a week.

to rent (out) to smb.: My Dad has a cottage which he rents (out) to tourists.

affordable adj.: I bought nice clothes at affordable prices.

Afford v.

to afford smth.: I don’t know how he can afford a new car on his salary. / She can’t afford the time off work to see him.

to afford to do smth.: I can’t afford to buy a house.

Provide v.

to provide smth.: This booklet provides useful information about local services.

to provide smth. for smb.: We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide social services for poor families.

to provide smb. with smth.: The government provides poor families with social services.

to provide for smb. (phr. v.): He has five children to provide for.