Passive
The boy kicked the ball.
The ball was kicked (by the boy).
Crunchy
To accelerate
Speed up
Buy
Airplanes have two of these; one on each side
Wings
The police are searching the house as we speak.
The house is being searched as we speak.
Greasy
To omit
To leave out
Substitute the word "get" for another: "I got a letter in the mail."
Received
To get on a plane
To board
By the time the battle was over, the army had lost more than 10,000 troops.
A sharp, unpleasant taste; not sweet.
Bitter
To reject
To turn down
Substitute the word "get" for another: "The boy got bitten by a spider."
Was
A place where you wait for a train and from which you get on the train.
Platform
The chicken waits for the fox to eat it.
The chicken waits to be eaten by the fox.
US English: "heavy" --- UK English: ________
stodgy
To discover
To find out
Can you turn the air conditioning on? It's _________ in here.
getting hot.
A document that gives you permission to be in another country.
A visa
They have been investigating him for months.
He has been under investigation for months.
Meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
Stewed
To avoid an unwanted obligation
To get out of something
I never ______ ___ like swimming at this time of year. The water's so cold, at first it takes your breath away, but once you ___ _____ __ __, it's not so bad.
used to, get used to it
The part of a boat or ship that is connected to the motor and spins to push it forward.
A propeller