English Vocabulary

  knife (a tool with a blade and a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon): We eat with a fork and knife. He was carrying a knife. cleaver (a heavy tool having a large square blade for cutting up large pieces of meat): Use the cleaver to cut the meat. …

  add fuel to the fire (to make a bad situation worse) I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to add fuel to the fire. The killing of a demonstrator can only add fuel to the fire.   envocabulary.com

  kill two birds with one stone (to achieve two things in a single action) I can kill two birds with one stone. I pick up the kids after school on my way home from work. When you walk to work, you kill two birds with one stone; you will …

  heroin (a highly addictive and illegal drug made from morphine) He was arrested for pushing heroin to kids. She became an addict and died from a heroin overdose.   heroine (a woman who has done something extremely brave) Jane is a true heroine. She saved my daughter. She was a heroine …

  reject (to refuse to accept, believe in, or use) They rejected our offer of help. She would not reject him because he is handsome.   eject  formal (to force someone to leave) They ejected her from the church. He was ejected from the bar for causing trouble. (to make something come out) The …