painful

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cGFpbmZ1bA&hash=60c8872104bf9dd65c028c30fd7dff07e47091cc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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agonizing

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWdvbml6aW5n&hash=ecd8821cc6cd3d39514bc9b0876cf40e45e3bffc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWdvbml6aW5n&hash=e4412b5f96ba5517bc5aee4570479c13581e620a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

impressive

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1wcmVzc2l2ZQ&hash=af67b5dbecaeec325df29e6795b9ba28c08867a1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1wcmVzc2l2ZQ&hash=b38b70ca632453ba9ef8d744bbf0bad20d5805b9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

awe-inspiring

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXdlLWluc3BpcmluZw&hash=0892a4c8add9efcef4c213a0b706c0f3956d91ad&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXdlLWluc3BpcmluZw&hash=94f9758c7ace134f8b74ae238431d7b92b4e0a7e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

upsetting

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dXBzZXR0aW5n&hash=2e99210fb5c4ad365cd5b6d5d6eafabd2aa36b65&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dXBzZXR0aW5n&hash=ebed50be11b880cb12c37208a12a67ac0d21246d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

distressing

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGlzdHJlc3Npbmc&hash=ff335a89fade6dfe6e9c80ec8739ebe6e4c63f64&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGlzdHJlc3Npbmc&hash=1261c01a29ce79bc5ff52f4d25150ace9337e2bb&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

destroyed

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVzdHJveWVk&hash=531b9429cfd0ba12790703b1b8579fe0bd0ecc38&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVzdHJveWVk&hash=0ffc3e77942d1b5104395659bc666554e0583cc2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

critical

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3JpdGljYWw&hash=10d04f6614494ecbf86dc5be4d4bfc14cd69a172&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3JpdGljYWw&hash=362760ff2c977d63f5aa086c889e63e3823e116c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

outlawed

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3V0bGF3ZWQ&hash=3e367b68aaf013f66328014cfbab63ae4f66154c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3V0bGF3ZWQ&hash=f7a6a869bd043732e2cd74ac740aafb2315ff1d1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

slaughter

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2xhdWdodGVy&hash=2d596af37383a9d663a9d44f4a6c1b2f0652ac00&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2xhdWdodGVy&hash=28974e26f7a71846a5a6317a7e697fade44a5f74&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

countless

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y291bnRsZXNz&hash=1d3951f537ee5749556c14cb31d586aadd53c295&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y291bnRsZXNz&hash=c72967b30d68d33f7dd3f54baa3bb8e0d4f84fb4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

monstrous

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bW9uc3Ryb3Vz&hash=4871905d896a4cc66b4193180731c18ce7845749&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bW9uc3Ryb3Vz&hash=efd39832a5b2d3c318e82294e75f4591cee2510b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

wiped-out

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=d2lwZWQtb3V0&hash=5ee03dc237824127e155481f452d3c0bfd3ca9ac&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=d2lwZWQtb3V0&hash=7598e71b6732a18f9908a2b7396c3058f9e565ce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

cold-blooded

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29sZC1ibG9vZGVk&hash=09c66cfd6c0bde2ae747895478b8d89ac61eeff2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29sZC1ibG9vZGVk&hash=1628de1e6da92162cd5c622e54f89177d7aad794&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

empathy

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW1wYXRoeQ&hash=744a7f779207ca00fe1fac53b0bed24fd490f882&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW1wYXRoeQ&hash=e0f8d63896aef9ea04a3c74647723f2a0c85bb50&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

The origin of this idiom is believed to date back to the 16th century, when it was first used in the sense of "to have a better condition of life." The phrase "off" in this context means "away or distant from a previous or less desirable situation." So, to be "better off" meant that one was farther away from a previous, less desirable situation and closer to a new, more desirable situation. It is now commonly used to refer to any situation in which someone has improved their condition or situation, whether through their own efforts or through external circumstances.

What is the origin of the idiom "be better off" and when to use it?

to [be] better off

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgYmV0dGVyIG9mZg&hash=963326dae96113f064404856fe94c4fd0e7de7ba&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgYmV0dGVyIG9mZg&hash=f3e6f94fe7fd8a8dded7b81a5d7233f113aa89d7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to base on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmFzZSBvbg&hash=4464323657c71b643355149cd467cf82b44f777c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmFzZSBvbg&hash=81bd18b7da0ee6d2853fd1e57b4ba7264f30b0d7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to rise

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZQ&hash=234ab32778168faf91e95b031eaa753f85a52eb1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZQ&hash=eddfcd2fa6c1c3346bcab36ae822ddc4a1dec77b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

result

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmVzdWx0&hash=46c01416efddc396f8c28a9ee9a43788f5e15b97&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmVzdWx0&hash=f1cc9cbbefd22e2f34703a3a79a81204598c896b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to depend on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZGVwZW5kIG9u&hash=f19a43ed44049d82c1a958c4466f408550e750b2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZGVwZW5kIG9u&hash=5414da73f6f3e2fd804fea709d31d57ee57065db&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

ingredient

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW5ncmVkaWVudA&hash=a6f1da8dc7b65e4f3052a43c4102c2cccfe2466d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW5ncmVkaWVudA&hash=8777f49bd1ca751f3063e2b31b4d5fa1ef7dc149&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to threaten

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdGhyZWF0ZW4&hash=5a6bccc183bfd6e293695b3edda6a63b79b23cce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdGhyZWF0ZW4&hash=8b7f6b374e275f642266b1749399f45d2563cac9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to attack

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXR0YWNr&hash=451001f40a839fabfcce9f4273d2bc27722a2b29&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXR0YWNr&hash=9ff8199b148bec63f3bebe1bf8dc2a270c149db7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

fraction

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZnJhY3Rpb24&hash=63b245ce0be63e845c1b17e5957172c85e17c21f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZnJhY3Rpb24&hash=1b874d89d32e858febacd6a81688c2f68bfa2bdf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to concern

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uY2Vybg&hash=b5c3ae32bd969efda17a0cde4ebed28e1d1b2ddd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uY2Vybg&hash=e8f78fba32aa38c21505784b14bc76daa484a26b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

environmental

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW52aXJvbm1lbnRhbA&hash=e63ed63ee7afd9c3a1a971a6cfce21816d6413fb&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW52aXJvbm1lbnRhbA&hash=004f81d3c978e31017c112c51081364c4f959ae2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to ban

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmFu&hash=76b1be25a8c5faf63622f64b244cd88109837662&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmFu&hash=c5e27a29bbf3b195f87f22e9ccf0f08ab94e4b2f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to cause

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2F1c2U&hash=f06ce30290e77d1c01262b68fc77b434578db8ff&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2F1c2U&hash=41b45f1e59d5f39c989fc13ca8edf4ef5ef8c9c7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to conserve

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uc2VydmU&hash=e510695a8ca1d18dee59f5546d47df8c474c129d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uc2VydmU&hash=bb555f5736ccdff9ec5a869784af14c427693615&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to maintain

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFpbnRhaW4&hash=74b4b263da47f0758bf56208b4d25ed5fc6492b8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFpbnRhaW4&hash=eb53059b6291475c6b9e067405dd964fee665578&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to overexploit

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gb3ZlcmV4cGxvaXQ&hash=c753a0ed79b863c4251d81489aeec27146fcc2dc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gb3ZlcmV4cGxvaXQ&hash=0b2a520aabf16c97662dd11b0bd76c36df3cafb4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to prevent

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcHJldmVudA&hash=331e657c306dbe6eb4f52a16450f722567e6388a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcHJldmVudA&hash=51d0dc1a97f4dc585d3968c966916581a2f70a67&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to reduce

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmVkdWNl&hash=89619249be2a0703089b7c62011b5c609c905e25&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmVkdWNl&hash=e72bdc7248509b9a74d91f1719e6e3c740024d2a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to protect

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcHJvdGVjdA&hash=b51dc66e943d180220894a49a53d54cc140b7d47&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcHJvdGVjdA&hash=74cbfdd1f8562afabf6c100ce01652f2602dedf7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

imbalance

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1iYWxhbmNl&hash=a1ac31df20009e8a9108cb38d7ce2c69e231bc67&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1iYWxhbmNl&hash=387f6344eb1bab1a1f9f479d2dcfa7f82f79775d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

nature

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bmF0dXJl&hash=63b00604a122c3fec8230dd6fa82fb002c930a3f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bmF0dXJl&hash=9cc04e98349f15568d69bd491c46af67f666367d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

harmful

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFybWZ1bA&hash=8ba7ac784de85b788c43a1a1c1065adfe23cb2d7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFybWZ1bA&hash=f2ca5c478e8102f9137c761754eb75151f8ba7e9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

impact

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1wYWN0&hash=d342d773853e93e4ae5f6cd7d90ac6a0e4b1cc0a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW1wYWN0&hash=c3755208fbb0298647e207e8dcb948e37c318915&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

resource

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmVzb3VyY2U&hash=ef1ccbcee5830e7bd2244efeadc4571544dc6492&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmVzb3VyY2U&hash=f9a0f6666ea50171edad4573eb80f374023f517d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

ecosystem

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZWNvc3lzdGVt&hash=7ed9963a7328a22bf8caf1762ea2aa68844bbfaf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZWNvc3lzdGVt&hash=9beeefdb1954c7b77576e088feba83d5645e52d8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

species

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BlY2llcw&hash=a996b8d9fde8d674f28e0770d82605ceb788b8ea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BlY2llcw&hash=9351b6e730d15817dcb2526003dd0c7db3fb0138&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

carbon

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2FyYm9u&hash=8cef709fecd5571353c0e6821b8ef159c64fd7dd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2FyYm9u&hash=5abc8b771a36869fb21d702c496f722b6f64654a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

emission

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW1pc3Npb24&hash=2b904b070d2d178d4ffac17c570fe7498e29442e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZW1pc3Npb24&hash=3c06dcd275be6c68fc26c364f9a66b06a2cd8b13&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

toxic waste

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG94aWMgd2FzdGU&hash=b8ea31f53eff4d1960390ea8ced95a07bb275455&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG94aWMgd2FzdGU&hash=a1b542ea9fc362f8cc559f393314a507d1cbf42d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

habitat

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFiaXRhdA&hash=0612ba553cfcf239ea51fef03a3d1c77096602a4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFiaXRhdA&hash=eee26582f510b03a84d08f1889f56737cd52cd81&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 8 - 8A in the Insight Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "agonizing", "emission", "conserve", etc.

ইউনিট 8 - 8A

Insight Upper-Intermediate "ইউনিট ৮ - ৮A" শব্দভাণ্ডার

Insight Upper-Intermediate - Unit 8 - 8A

Unit 8 - 8A

Insight Upper-Intermediate "Unit 8 - 8A" Vocabulary