Adjective – Paternal 1 : of or relating to a father He did not neglect his paternal responsibilities after the divorce. He offered them some paternal (=fatherly) advice. 2 always used before a noun : related through the father his Read More …
Adjective – Paternal 1 : of or relating to a father He did not neglect his paternal responsibilities after the divorce. He offered them some paternal (=fatherly) advice. 2 always used before a noun : related through the father his Read More …
Sunday Conversation Club Online 28 March 2021 Come practice your English with a Native English Speaker. Free for our students, 120 UAH a month for non-students. Every Sunday 14:00 to 16:00. This Weeks Topics: Restaurants and Eating Out, and Stress Read More …
Noun – Respect 1 : a feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, etc. (noncount) He has earned/gained/won their respect. The soldier saluted as a sign of respect. Despite our differences, I have enormous respect for Read More …
Adjective – Palatable The palate is the roof of the mouth, or the sense of taste. So, something palatable tastes okay (or even good) to the person who’s eating or drinking it. And, your palate for something can also be Read More …
Verb – Hurl 1 (+ object) : to throw (something) with force Someone hurled a rock through the window. He hurled a chair at me. It looked like she was going to hurl herself down the stairs. 2 (+ object) Read More …
Verb – Mess up 1 : to make a mistake : to do something incorrectly About halfway into the recipe, I realized that I had messed up, and I had to start over. — often followed by on She’s afraid Read More …
8 common informal phrases Here are some English phrases used in everyday situations. They’re very common, but they’re rather colloquial, so you often won’t find them in an English textbook! Learn these phrases and expressions as well as the situations Read More …
Noun – Mass transit (noncount) chiefly US the system that is used for moving large numbers of people on buses, trains, etc. The mayor is trying to encourage more commuters to use mass transit in order to alleviate traffic in Read More …