Friday, June 21, 2013

NEW VOCABULARY PRACTICE


1. All-consuming
  •  My job is all-consuming. I'm always tired when I got home.
  • Doing the house chores is all-consuming.
 2. Cold turkey.
  • It's no good to stop a friendship cold turkey.
  • People who stops their habits or addictions cold turkey, usually has anxiety problems.
3. Carve
  • Every Wednesday morning, I carve for the Naruto manga chapter.  (Comics)
  • My cousin always carving for food. He's always hungry. 
4. Hooked on
  • Jenna is hooked on makeups. She makeup herself differently every day.
  • Some people are hooked on music. They're always wearing earphones listening to music.  
5. Detrimental
  • Cancer is a detrimental disease.
  • Josh detrimental economy has been worsen since he got fired .
6. Drag someone away
  • Parents should drag away their kids from the bad influence of the ghettos.
  • Maria should drag herself away from gambling.
7. Lose track of time
  • When I'm playing video games, I always lose track of time.
  • Some people when do exercises, lose track of time  
8. Turn into
  • When Takumi gets into his car, he turns into a very different person.
  • When a caterpillar turns into a cocoon, soon it will emerge as a butterfly.
9. Willpower
  • People who has strong willpower, will prevail.
  • Charley Sheen doesn't have willpower. He hasn't quit alcohol yet.
10. Withdrawal
  • The army withdraw from the battlefield.
  •  The ones who quit drugs suffers the withdrawal symptoms.
11. Cut down on
  • You must cut down the amount of money you spend daily.
  • For reduce your weight, you must cut down fast food.
  

   

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