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Extra Words & Phrases


Ź tummy [
`tVmI

] n.


Ź rumble [
`rVmbL

] vi.


Words & Phrases



  1. tower above / over...


tower [ `tZUK ]


vi.


Although he
s only 16 years old, John towers

over his dad.



  1. surroundings [ sJ`rZUndIGz ] n.


The house is set in beautiful surroundings, so


we are thinking about buying it.



  1. next to... = almost


The waiter gave us a table next to the window.


Those shoes are on sale, so Carla paid next to


nothing for them.



  1. conventional [
    kJn`vEnSJnL


] a.


Black is the conventional color to wear to


Western funerals.


5.
extract A from B

B A


extract [ Ik`strAkt ] vt.


By pressing the olives, we can extract oil from


them.



  1. feast on...


Tonight we are going to feast on turkey and


mashed potatoes.


7.
grab a bite (to eat)

I only had a few minutes to grab a bite before I


had to attend a meeting.



  1. breathtaking [ `brEH:tekIG ] a.


We were all amazed by the breathtaking


scenery in Taroko Gorge.


Would you ___


baseball practice?


to eat / after / grab a bite / like to


Jack s teaching methods are _____


__ Nick s.


conventional / with / more / in comparison


The trees ___ all died off.


the / next to / have / polluted lake


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