Word of the day [1]

foundations [plural noun]
the structures below the surface of the ground which support a building:

...The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground. [tapak]
...concrete foundations [the part of a building, road, bridge, etc that is under the ground and supports it ]

dig
(MOVE EARTH) -verb- digging, dug, dug [gali]

...Digging (in) the garden is good exercise. [to break up and move earth using a tool, a machine or your hands[

...The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery. [gali]
...The dog was digging a hole to hide its bone in. [korek]
...an archaeological dig [adj]
...Many students in London have to live in digs.[ lodgings / digs = a room in someone's house that you pay money to live in. [uk]

jar
(CONTAINER) noun [C]

...a jar of coffee/pickled onions
...a jam jar
...We often have a jar or two at the pub after work [UK INFORMAL a drink of beer]

uncover verb [T] = menemui / bongkar - korek
1- to discover something secret or hidden or remove something covering something else:

...The investigation uncovered evidence of a large-scale illegal trade in wild birds.
...The biography is an attempt to uncover the inner man.

2- to find something buried under the ground by removing the earth on top of it: [terjumpa]

...Digging in her garden, she uncovered a hoard of gold dating back to the 9th century.


trade sth in phrasal verb [M] = menukar beli
to give something you own as part of your payment for something you buy, especially a new type of the same item:

...He recently traded in his Jeep for a red Mercedes.
..We got a good trade-in price for our old television. = [a method of buying something new by giving an item you own as part of the payment for it]

trade [verb]
[I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] to buy and sell goods or services, especially between countries: berdagang-berniaga-membawa dagangan]

...The company has been trading in oil for many years.
...The two countries have become close trading partners.
...Our books are traded right across Asia.
....For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers


work (ACTIVITY) noun [U]

...Adrian does most of the work around the house.
...All the furniture is the work of residents here.


underway, under way -adjective- [after verb]

1- If something is underway, it is happening now:

...Economic recovery is already underway.

2 get underway to begin:
...The film festival gets underway on 11th July.

colony noun [C]

1- a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful and often distant country:

Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies. [tanah jajahan]

unearth
verb [T] [bongkar /ditemui]

1- to discover something in the ground:
....Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month.

2 to discover proof or some other information, especially after careful searching:
....A private detective has apparently unearthed some fresh evidence.

1- FIND BY DIGGING to find something in the ground [often passive] ...Thousands of dinosaur bones have been unearthed in China.

2- FIND to find something that has been secret or hidden
.....Reporters unearthed evidence of criminal activity.