Word#
forest n.#
My friends and I walked into a forest and found a lot of wild animals.
When I was walking in the forest, I heard some noise and it gave me a fright, so I harried to the exit of the forest.
I decided to live in a forest and bought some tents and food to prepare for it.
She ran into the forest as quickly as possible.
risk n.#
take a risk
She needn’t have taken that risk.
You need to take a risk if you decide to live in a forest.
Everything has risks, you need to take a risk before try it.
edge n.#
A man threw a log of rubbish on the bin’s edge.
She stood at the edge of the cliff and admired the sunset.
He was on the edge of panic when he realized he lost his wallet.
The team played with an edge in the final minutes of the game.
strap n.#
She felt uncomfortable with her watch, so she adjusted the watch’s strap length.
After catching the thief, the landlord hit him with a strap.
Why did the landlord hit him with a strap?
What did the landlord use to hit the thief?
possession n.#
in sb’s possession
The books on the table are now in my possession.
The pair of boots has been in my possession for a long time.
He gained possession of the football.
How did he gain possession of the football?
The captain gave up possession of his ship.
Why did the captain give up possession of his ship?
breath n.#
out of breath
He is out of breath.
Why is he out of breath?
He ran so fast that he was out of breath.
She wanted to know why she was always out of breath.
If you had run slowly, you wouldn’t be out of breath.
contents n.#
the contents of the bag
Do you know the contents of the bag?
When the policeman found the thief, he was searching through the bag.
What are the contents of that bag?
I couldn’t tell the difference between the contents of your bag and my bag.
mend v.#
The strap needs mending.
He was able to mend the lady’s bag.
She intends to mend the hole in my shirt.
Why do you intend to mend the hole in your bag?
What do you intend to mend?
Expressions#
rush up to sb.#
In despair, he rushed up to his mom.
Why did he rush up to his mom?
They rushed up to him, and put out the fire.
catch up with sb#
The policeman rushed into the forest and caught up with the thief.
After running for ten minutes, I finally caught up with my friends.
She stayed up late to catch up with the work she missed yesterday.
Why did she stay up late yesterday?
You needn’t have stayed up late to catch up with the work you missed yesterday.
go through#
She went through a lot of difficulties last year.
Why did she go through a lot of difficulties last year?
I need to go through the document before the meeting.
The teacher went through all the students’ homework carefully.
Humans will go through all the water in one day.
My proposal went through without any objections.
need doing sth.#
The car needs washing.
Does your car need washing?
The shoes need repairing.
My hair needs cutting.