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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to sit on the runway |
to wait on the runway while sitting in a plane |
The plane sat on the runway for five hours, and everyone was
really mad. |
| 2 |
to experience turbulence |
when the plane starts to shake in the air |
I have never experienced bad turbulence. |
| 3 |
to live out of one's suitcase |
to stay for a short time in different destinations and never
unpack your luggage |
I travelled around Japan for nine months, living out of my
suitcase. I didn't have an apartment or a place to call home. |
| 4 |
to circle the runway |
to fly around the airport while waiting for permission to
land |
When airports are really busy, planes sometimes have to circle
the runway a few times. |
| 5 |
to make a crash landing |
when the plane crashes |
The plane made a crash landing on a deserted island. |
| 6 |
to miss a flight |
to not board a plane in time and the plane ends up leaving
without you |
I missed my flight to Seattle. I arrived at the airport too
late. |
| 7 |
torrential rain |
very heavy rain |
Typhoons feature torrential rain. |
| 8 |
to be snowed in |
to be unable to leave due to heavy snow |
The snow was so deep that I couldn't open the door; I was
snowed in. |
| 9 |
a shoebox |
a small room |
I live in a shoebox, seriously. My apartment is six
tatami. |
| 10 |
a brat |
a bad child |
I was tired of teaching brats, so I got a job at Sala! |
| 11 |
to bawl |
to cry loudly |
There was a bawling baby on the airplane. |
| 12 |
to cost an arm and a leg |
to be very expensive |
Italian watches cost an arm and a leg. Some are in the
thousands of dollars. |
| 13 |
to mope around |
to walk around in a sad manner |
After my girlfriend left me, I just moped around for a few
weeks. |
| 14 |
to drive ~ nuts |
to make someone angry |
Mosquitoes drive me nuts. |
| 15 |
to nag ~ |
to ask someone repetitively to do something |
My mom was always nagging me to drink more milk. |
| 16 |
to be ripped off |
to pay too much for something |
I bought a fake Prada bag in China, but I thought it was real.
I got ripped off! |
| 17 |
to be appalling |
to be very bad |
The heat in Japan during the summer is appalling. |
| 18 |
to fidget |
to move or play with your hands due to boredom |
When children eat too much sugar, they fidget all over the
place. |
| 19 |
to argue about ~ |
to fight by using words |
The couple argued about their household budget. |
| 20 |
to be stranded |
to leave (a person or animal) in a place without a way of
leaving it |
I missed the last train home, so I was stranded in Osaka
overnight. |
| 21 |
to be trapped |
to force (a person or animal) into a place or position from
which escape is very difficult or impossible |
The train was so crowded, I was trapped. I couldn't get off at
my stop. |