| Words & Expressions |
Definitions |
Examples |
| Run Away (from) collo., phr.verb |
escape, abandon, or leave |
The boy ran away from home. |
| Stow |
put something in a small space for storage
(past tense: stowed) |
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Stow away
collo., phr.verb |
hide oneself on board a train, plane, or boat for free transportation. |
The boy stowed away on the train. |
| Stowaway |
person who hides himself/herself for free passage on a boat, train, or plane |
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| Province |
a designated political area within a country; similar to a state. |
The boy was from Hunan Province. |
End up
collo., phr.verb |
reach an outcome or destination. |
He ended up in Guangzhou. |
| Cope, Cope with |
handle or deal with a difficult situation. |
He couldn’t cope with his extra homework. |
| Mathematics |
Course subject dealing with numbers and calculations. |
Mathematics was probably not his favorite subject. |
To make matters worse
exp. |
to add to the difficulty of a situation |
To make matters worse, the boy’s mom punished him harshly for a simple mistake. |
| Punish |
impose a penalty for wrongful behavior |
The boy’s mother would punish him for not doing his homework correctly. |
| Exhausted |
extremely tired. |
He was exhausted from the long trip. |
| Be exhausted |
be extremely tired |
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| Hop |
jump a short distance, sometimes on one foot
(past tense: hopped) |
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Hop onto
collo., phr.verb |
jump onto a higher surface, usually a vehicle. |
He hopped onto the nearest train. |
| Transfer |
change vehicles or methods of transportation en route to one’s destination
(past tense: transferred) |
He transferred trains many times. |
Manage to
collo., phr.verb |
succeed in doing something. |
The policemen managed to locate his parents. |
| Desperate |
without hope; afraid that the outcome will not be good. |
The parents were becoming desperate. |
