Words

fantasy n.

Don’t just sit there and fantasize about success, you need to take action.

He lives in a fantasy world where everything is perfect.

I love reding fantasy novels about dragons and magic.

This game creates a beautiful fantasy world for players to explore.

ambassador n.

A group of ambassadors were lined up in front of the embassy.

The ambassador is accustomed to working in the office.

The ambassador can hold his breath underwater for 10 minutes.

frightful adj.

They’re making a frightful noise.

The ambassador came into room and his clothes were in a frightful state.

It was a frightful storm last night.

He looked frightful after staying up all night.

fire extinguisher

The man aimed the fire extinguisher at me when I came out of my office.

Where did you get the fire extinguisher?

The fire extinguisher is a symbol of saving lives.

The fire extinguisher is made of iron.

drily adv.

He drily remarked that he didn’t care about the result.

“Well, that’s just perfect”, he said drily.

embassy n.

The embassy is located in the capital city.

I need to go to the embassy to apply for a visa.

Several embassador were waiting outside the embassy.

heaven n.

Good heavens!

Good heavens. Are you still trying to win?

Good heavens! Why are there a lot of people lining up in front of the embassy?

basement n.

The pedestal of the statue is in the basement.

I took the pedestal to pieces and moved it to basement.

The basement is in total darkness.

When I entered the basement, I noticed with dismay that the paint had come away form the wall.

definitely adv.

You definitely can’t speak English if you don’t study.

You can definitely do it.

I will definitely finish my homework before dinner.

She said she would definitely attend the meeting.

post v.

I must get that fellow posted.

The government posted him to the embassy in Japan.

She was posted to the London office after finishing her training.

After the promotion, he was posted as the head of the department.

shot n.

Someone fired a shot through my office window.

Did anyone fire a shot through your office window?

I found a shot in the basement under the embassy.

Expressions

get into such a mess

Why do you get into such a mess?

She is always getting everything into a mess.

I don’t know how they got into such a mess.

set sth. on fire

The child get the car on fire.

The thief set the house on fire after stealing a lot of treasures.

The embassy was set on fire yesterday.

go on doing sth.

We must go on giving him encouragement.

Why must we go on giving him encouragement?

I need to go on learning English.

Why do you need to go on learning English?