Vocabulary:
stroll: /strəʊl/ to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure .
Examples:
We could stroll along the beach after dinner.
An elderly couple strolled hand in hand in the park.
combination: /ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ the mixture you get when two or more things are combined.
Examples:
The school uses a combination of modern and traditional methods for teaching reading.
The bride's mother was wearing a horrible combination of green and yellow.
recollection: /ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/ a memory of something.
Examples:
I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together.
I have fond recollections of the times our families vacationed together in Vermont.hook: /hʊk/ to become attracted or fastened by or as if by a hook.
Examples:
I was just eight when my parents took me to see a classic movie about war. From tehn on, I was hooked.
Once people have tried this product, they will be hooked for life.bug: /bʌɡ/ a strong enthusiasm for something.
Examples:
When I was about 17, I was bitten by the acting bug and began to try out for parts.
My family caught the movie bug as well.genre: /ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/ /ˈʒɒn.rə/ a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features.
Examples:
What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?
I like most genres of films.indelible: /ɪnˈdel.ə.bəl/ impossible to forget or remove.
Examples:
I have an indelible memory of that meeting with Anastasia.
The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt.relieve: /rɪˈliːv/ to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong.
Examples:
She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.
She relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type.sink into sth: /sɪŋk/ to slowly move your body into a sitting or lying position, in a relaxed or tired way.
Examples:
I was so tired when I got home that all I wanted to do was sink into bed/an armchair/a hot bath.
I sit back and sink into fantasy.pester: /ˈpes.tər/ to annoy someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly.
Examples:
The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game.
I pestered my mother day and night to buy me a football.delighted: /dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd/ very please/happy.
Examples:
Pat was delighted with her new house.
The whole school is delighted about Joel's success in the championships. depict: /dɪˈpɪkt/ to represent or show something in a picture or story.
Examples:
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
In the book, he depicts his father as a tyrant. build up: /bɪld/ to cause something to increase or become greater
Examples:
She does exercises daily to build up her strength.
We tried to build his confidence up.