MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The use of substandard building materials resulted in the collapse of the 20 storey hotel five years after it was completed, claiming the lives of 50 guests and employees.
2. In order to reduce his rental cost, the carpenter relocated his furniture workshop from the city centre to the suburban area.
3. During the last phase of their rigorous eight-week training, the navy divers had to remain submerged for two hours on a limited supply of oxygen at a depth 500 metres under the sea.
4. The company's CEO retrenched the members of the management team who opposed his proposal to invest heavily in blockchain research, and promoted the submissive employees who supported his plan.
5. Subsequent to the death of a distant relative, I received a letter from his lawyer to inform me that I inherited his sprawling mansion.