right away

I am getting in touch with him right away.

He did not reply to her question right away.

burst

She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen.

She burst into peals of laughter.

as if

I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.

I could hear knocking, as if someone wanted out.

at an end

I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.

Our intercourse(交流) is at an end.

ruin

This flood will be the ruin of the harvest.

This news meant the ruin of all our hopes.

in ruins

The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.

The city is now in ruins.

injure

If you go on at that rate, you will injure your health.

God forbid that he should injure you!

destroy

Destroy the old world and build a new one.

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.

shock

The news gave me a shock.

The news of my promotion came as a shock .

rescue

He bravely went into the burning house to rescue the baby.

She braved death to rescue me.

trap

Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.

The hunter lured the fox into a trap.

dig out

Why did you dig out all these old magazines?

We are expecting to dig out some important facts.

bury

They dug a pit to bury the rubbish.

Bury the old world and build a new one.

a (great) number of

A great number of problems have arisen.

A long time ago, a great number of English people settled in America and Australia.