Independent= (1) independent (not subject to control by others) of somebody/something (NOT from): ‘Now-a-days young people want to be independent of their parents.’ (2) free from external control and constraint: ‘She is a very independent person.’
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Enjoy
(i) Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; enjoy doing something: ‘I enjoy speaking foreign language.’ ‘I really enjoyed myself during Christmas holidays.’ (ii) Get benefit from: ‘She enjoys the privilege of being a child.’
Join
Become part of; become a member of a group or organization, society etc. (without in/up): ‘I’m thinking of joining the Labor Party.’ ‘He left his job and joined the army.’ Join sb (WITHOUT with): ‘You two go ahead and I’ll join you later.’ ‘Won’t you join us for a drink?’
Island
Island = the island/isle of + name: ‘The holiday resort island of Langkawi’, ‘The Isle of Skye’. ‘I was on holiday with my parents on the island of Capri.’ When island means ‘a mass of land surrounded by water’, or is part of a name, the usual preposition is on (NOT in): ‘The prisoners were […]