Words

entitle v.

I entitled my new book “The best book in the world”.

The car entitles you to enter the building.

The account entitles me to deploy projects in the production environment.

calm v. adj. n.

calm down

You need to calm down.

The sea looks calm this morning.

The sea will be calm tomorrow morning. This is a good time to sail.

He tried to calm me yesterday.

After the storm, there was a strange calm.

nerve n.

Before she had an operation, I lit a cigarette to calm my nerve.

I didn’t have the nerve to tell her the truth.

He finally got up the nerve to ask his boos for a raise.

She nerved herself to jump into the cold water.

concentration n. concentrate v.

If you want to speak English fluently, you must study with a lot of concentration.

Noise can easily break my concentration when I’m studying.

I can’t concentrate when it’s so noisy.

suffer v.

suffer from

He suffers from headaches.

Many people suffers from stress these days.

She suffered from serious illness when she was young.

The city suffered heavy damage during the war.

symptom n.

It’s so weird that he doesn’t have any symptom of this disease.

We must not only treat the symptom, but the cause as well.

After he has been doing exercise for two years, all his symptoms disappeared.

No matter what symptoms you have, you need to tell all of them to the doctor.

temper n.

have a good/bad temper

I used to have a bad temper. But now I have a good temper.

Why do you dislike the man who talked to you yesterday? I think he has a good temper.

Nobody’s temper is worse than his.

Don’t make me lose my temper in front of everybody.

appetite n.

have/get a good/great appetite

After having an operation, she had a good appetite for a few days.

He lost his appetite before he caught a cold.

The smell of food stimulates his appetite.

I’ve noticed that you get a great appetite.

produce v.

He produce a letter from his pocket and asked me to read.

The factory produces a lot of toys every day. Those toys are transported all over the world.

How does the factory produce so many toys every day.

One of the men suddenly produced a knife from his pocket.

urge v.

She urged me to study English.

The teacher urged the students to study harder.

Doctors urge people to quit smoking.

I had an urge to eat chocolate last night.

I couldn’t resist the urge to laugh when I heard the news.

satisfaction n.

I lit a cigarette and smoked it with satisfaction.

She smiled with satisfaction after passing the exam.

Helping others always gives me great satisfaction.

I hope to find satisfaction from my new work.

delighted adj.

sb. be delighted that…

I’m delighted that you had the nerve to do that by yourself.

He is delighted that he passed the exam successfully.

She was delighted with her new gift.

Expressions

light a cigarette

I lit a cigarette to calm my nerve.

She had a nerve to light a cigarette and smoked it with satisfaction.

Why did you light a cigarette when you were at the reception?

I can’t light a cigarette because of the gusty wind.

sb. be sure that…

I’m sure that I can speak English this year.

He was sure that we could escape from the cave.

I was not sure whether he would come today.

I’m sure that he will explain this to you tomorrow.

keep on doing sth.

Why do you want keep on working.

She keeps on studying after eating dinner.

No matter what happened, just keep on trying and keep on hoping for better things in your life.

After understanding the difference between the red one and the blue one, he kept on working.

offer sb. sth.

I think he just offered me a job.

Who entitled you to offer him a job in my company?

He offered my a cup of tea.

She offered to help me with my homework.