Words April 2024 Week 1

He is addicted to gambling. (He can’t quit gambling.)

He took a laxative before the surgery. (This will clean out his colon.)

He was fed intravenously. (He was fed through a tube.)

I decided to buy a new pot. (She bought a new pot but couldn’t use it on her IH stove.)

I bought two packages and each package had five servings. (The noodles were precooked.)

The parking lot was full. (There was a line of people waiting to buy the noodles.)

She hosts our singing class. (The classes are held at her house.)

500 people visited the exhibition over three days. (About 165 people visited the exhibition each day.)

She missed many days of school since COVID hit. (She was still able to graduate.)

 If someone has grit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it is very difficult. (Grit is a person's courage, resolve, strength of character, and strength of will.)

I have no willpower. (Willpower is the ability to control yourself.)

We should take care of our health. (We should lead a healthy life.)

We caught up on what had happened since we last talked. (They talked a lot about what they had been doing since they last got together.)

I don’t drink alcohol anymore. (He quit drinking alcohol.)

The restaurant is on the fourth floor of a four-story building. (The sign on the first floor said the restaurant was full, but they went up to see inside the restaurant, and they were seated quickly.)

I want her to wear what she wants to wear. (Her granddaughter was thinking about what to wear for her graduation ceremony.)

The coroner performed an autopsy. (An autopsy will determine the cause of death.)

Getting a letter from someone you love can melt your heart. (It can make you feel so happy.)

The Sagamihara Vending Machine Park has more than 100 machines, mostly from the 70s and 80s. (A tire shop owner started collecting the m in 2016.)

A policeman stopped her from jaywalking. (She should cross and the crosswalk at the corner of the street.)

The child was taken to the pediatric clinic in the Ome Medical Center. (The pediatric clinic is for children under 12 years old.)

He is in the second grade, but he refuses to go to school. (He has had this problem since COVID started.)

Asperger's Syndrome is a form of Autism. (He finds it difficult to socialize with other people.)

He is colorblind. (He cannot tell the difference between some colors.)

I lost count of how many strawberries I ate, but I believe it was over 80. (I would have a stomachache if I ate that many.)

They raise bees to pollinate the strawberry plants. (Some farmers raise their own bees.)

It was not as cold as I thought it would be. (She thought that it would be colder.)

It was originally the crown prince’s palace. (There is a fee to tour the building.)

We went through a metal detector. (They have high security to enter the building.)

I don’t feel like doing anything. (I feel lazy.)