broke
After I bought the tickets to the concert, I was broke. / I wanted to buy a new phone, but I was broke.
a fender bender
On my way to the office this morning, I had a fender-bender. I was in shock. Luckily, I wasn't injured.
spill
While I was pouring coffee into my mug, I spilled it e all over the desk. I was upset. I didn't want to clean up the mess.
crash
I was playing an online game when my computer crashed last night. It was so annoying.
get stuck
Last night, I got stuck in the elevator for 30 minutes while I was going upstairs. I felt frighted and kept pressing the emergency button.
splash
Yesterday, it rained hard. While I was walking on the street, a car passed by and splashed water onto me. I was soaking wet.
a flat tire
On my way to the office, I had a flat tire, so I pulled the car over and called for help.
burn
While she was trying to take a sip of her coffee, she burned her tongue. She drank a lot of cold water right away to ease the pain.
ticket
The police officer gave me a ticket because I tried to drive home after I drank some beer (had an alcoholic drink).
slip
I stepped on the marbles on the floor and slipped. Then, I hurt my back and yelled in pain.
twist
I twisted my ankle badly when I was playing basketball. It hurt so badly that I went straight to the hospital after that.
bark
On my way home, a dog ketpt barking at me and I ran away quckly. It was terrifying. (I was so scared.)
the stomach flu
After I ate some barbecue, I had the stomach flu. I felt so sick and couldn't stop throwing up.
a paper jam
There was a paper jam while I was printing an important file.
oversleep
I overslept this morning because I failed to set the alarm the night before.
miss a flight
I rushed to the airport, but it was too late, so I missed my flight. I had to book the next flight.
