Words

trap v.

Six men have been trapped in a mine for 17 hours.

How long have six men been trapped in a mine?

Why were they trapped in a mine for 17 hours?

He is trapped in his imagination.

This cage is used to trap the rats.

surface n.

Some of the paint has come away from the surface.

Why has some of the paint come away from the surface?

On the surface, everything seems fine, but there are problems underneath.

I found a lot of horrible things under the surface.

explosive n.

Do you have explosives? I want to destroy this building.

The police claimed that there were no explosives on the plane.

They are trying to remove the explosives from the bridge.

vibration n.

I was woken up by the vibration of the window last night.

Why were you woken up by the vibration of the window?

It is difficult to find the source of the vibration.

The vibration would cause greater damage.

The vibration can help remove tartar without damaging the teeth.

collapse v. n.

The heavy rain caused the collapse of the roof.

The roof is going to collapse.

The old building collapsed during the earthquake.

drill v. n.

We need to drill a hole through the hard rock to rescue the workers trapped in the mine.

Fire drills are conducted regularly at our school.

Why did you drill a hole in the wall?

You shouldn’t have drilled the hole.

capsule n.

For research, they volunteered to live in the special capsule for ten days.

I want to know what material the special capsule is made from.

The capsule is made from a special material that is extracted from a kind of fish.

Have you been to the capsule hotel?

layer n.

There is a thin layer of dust on the table.

there isi a thick layer of dust on the table.

The cake has three layers of chocolate and cream.

She layered the salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.

beneath prep

A cat was beneath the table.

A body was hidden beneath a thick layer of soil.

Was a body hidden beneath a thick layer of soil?

The treasure is buried beneath the tree near my house.

There is a layer of ice beneath the snow.

lower v. adj.

The action will lower your dignity.

You need to put the book lower.

I can’t find the button to lower the voice.

The workers lowered the box into the volume.

The lower part of the mountain is covered with trees.

progress v. n.

make progress

I was surprised by his progress in recovery.

Technology has progressed rapidly in recent years.

We need to review our progress every month.

smoothly adv.

go/run smoothly

The machine will run more smoothly than usual and reduce a lot of vibration that might cause the collapse of the roof.

If things goo smoothly, we will see each other next week.

The car started smoothly and left the garage.

She spoke smoothly and confidently during the interview.

Expressions

lost one’s life

Over 1,000 people lost their lives in the severe earthquake.

He doesn’t want to lose his life in the accident.

How did she lose her life?

The inspector is investigating the reason why he lost his life.

As it is

As it is, we don’t have enough time.

I was going to call her, but as it is, she called me first.

We were planning to go hiking, but as it is, it’s raining.

enable sb. to do sth.

This new technology enables people to work from home.

Good communication skills enable you to work better with others.

The password enables users to access their accounts.

That money enables you to survive for a year.

keep in touch with

The prisoner wants a phone to keep in touch with his relatives.

Why does the prisoner want a phone?

I still keep in touch with my hight school friends.

Please keep in touch with me after you move.

run out of

We have run out of petrol/money/food.

We need to find a petrol station because our petrol is going to run out.

I’ve been doing this for ten hours and I’ve almost run out of patience.

How much time do we have left until we run out of our food?

We only have 10 hours left before we run out of our food.

lose heart

Losing heart easily is my weakness, and I need to work on it.

Why are you lose heart?

She tends to lose heart easily when things don’t go her way.

He is losing heart because the project is going slowly.

cause sb./sth. to do sth.

The wrong action caused the company to lose all the money.

Why did the action cause the company to lose the money?

The pepper in the food caused me to sneeze.