|
English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to busk |
to perform in public and ask money for it |
It's nor uncommon in big cities to see people busking on the
train. |
| 2 |
to beg |
ask or solicit persistently |
He begged his parents to let him have a party at the
house. |
| 3 |
to be homeless |
to be without a home |
I've been homeless since I was evicted from my apartment 1 year
ago. |
| 4 |
to be desolate |
without any inhabitants |
The city was desolate after the epidemic. |
| 5 |
to be abandoned |
deserted; empty |
There is an abandoned factory on the edge of the city. |
| 6 |
to be destitute |
lacking |
Young people are destitute of any proper grammar knowledge |
| 7 |
to be adequate |
satisfactory; sufficient |
His test results were adequate for him to get to a good
university |
| 8 |
to live on the streets |
to be homeless |
He has been living on the streets since he lost his job and
home. |
| 9 |
a homeless shelter |
place where homeless people can sleep and supper |
The increasing number of homeless people made it necessary for
the city to build homeless shelters. |
| 10 |
a residence |
home |
Our neighbours bought a big residence in Tokyo. |
| 11 |
government housing |
public housing owned by the government |
Government housing gives everyone access to decent housing for
a reasonable price. |
| 12 |
to evict ~ |
to expel / to force out |
The tenant was evicted as he wasn't paying the rent. |
| 13 |
to foreclose on ~ |
take ownership of a property because of unpaid loan |
The bank threatened to foreclose on our house if we don't pay
our arrears by the end of the year. |
| 14 |
a squatter |
someone living in a house illegally |
There are 5 squatters in that building. They live there but
don't pay any rent. |
| 15 |
a hobo |
homeless person |
In this poor area of the city, there are many hobos. |
| 16 |
to be down and out |
to have no home, no job and no money |
I was down and out for 2 years and had to beg for money on the
street. |
| 17 |
domestic violence |
act of violence toward a family member |
She was victim of domestic violence every time her husband was
coming home drunk. |
| 18 |
abuse |
violence |
The wife showed some marks of physical abuse. |
| 19 |
a soup kitchen |
place where food is offered for free to poor people |
The soup kitchens are barely coping with the increasing number
of poor people. |
| 20 |
to be on welfare |
to receive financial support form the government |
I've been on welfare since I lost my job as I couldn't provide
for my family. |
| 21 |
to be chronically unemployed |
long-term unemployed |
It is always difficult to get the chronically unemployed people
back in the market. |