1/ drown
/draʊn/ (v)
Die from being underwater for too long.
Example: I will drown soon if I live somewhere near the sea because I don't know how to swim.
2/ rundown
/ˈrʌndaʊn/ (n)
A short report on a situation.
Example: David told me about his rundown for new product.
3/ paranoid
/ˈpærəˌnɔɪd/ (adj)
Believing that you cannot trust other people. It may be true or untrue.
Example: I have become paranoid that my math teacher doesn't pay much attention to me.
4/ strive
/straɪv/ (v)
Try very hard to get/do something.
Example: I am striving to build a successful career.
5/ kick off
/’kɪk ɔʃ/ (phr v)
To start an event.
Example: What time does the wedding kick off?
6/ vertigo
/vɜrtɪ,gəʊ/ (n)
The feeling of being dizzy when you look down from a high place.
Example: I suffer from vertigo, so I could never skydive.
7/ turn down
/tɜrn daʊn/ (phr v)
Say no to something.
Example: he turned down my invitation.
8/ recline
/rɪ’klaɪn/ (v)
To lie back at an angle.
Example: I’m going to recline in the sun on the pool chair.
9/ back out
/bæk ˈaʊt/ (phr v)
To cancel something you said you would do.
Example: Handsome said he would help me clean my stuff, but he backed out.
10/ nag
To keep asking or telling someone to do something in an irritating way.
Examples: Children always think their mothers nag, but they are just trying to help them.
