pain

have a pain in your stomach/leg/side etc be in pain chest pain/back pain/neck pain etc severe/terrible/chronic pain sharp pain =a short but severe pain 

excruciating pain =very severe pain 

dull pain =one that is not severe but continues for a long time 

nagging pain =one that continues for a long time and keeps bothering you  

shooting pain (=a severe pain that starts in one place then quickly moves to another)  

ease/relieve/kill pain pain relief/control inflict pain (on somebody)  

labour pains (=pain felt by a woman who is starting to have a baby)  

aches and pains (=slight feelings of pain that are not very serious)

nose

big/long nose  

a nose that curves out near the top) Roman nose /hooked nose

(=snub nose (=a small nose that curves up at the end) blow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth)  

wipe your nose  

pick your nose (=remove dirt from your nose with your finger)  

punch somebody on the nose  

break your nose  

your nose is running (=liquid is coming out of your nose)  

runny nose (=when liquid is coming out of your nose) blocked nose (=you cannot breathe easily through your nose)  

wrinkle your nose  

the bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes)

accident

similar words : crash, wreck American English, pile-up, collision, disaster, catastrophe

A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor's office. After his checkup , the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He told her, "Your husband is suffering from a very severe disease, combined with horrible stress . If you don't do the following , your husband will surely die...Each morning, fix him a healthy breakfast. Be pleasant , and make sure he is in a good mood . For lunch make him a nutritious meal. For dinner prepare an especially nice meal for him. Don't burden him with chores , as he probably had a hard day. Don't discuss your problems with him, it will only make his stress worse . And most importantly, make love with your husband several times a week and satisfy his every whim . If you can do this for the next 10 months to a year, I think your husband will regain his health completely."  On the way home, the husband asked his wife. "What did the doctor say?"  She replied, "You're going to die "! 

َA joke for you

One day, a teacher was attempting to teach the names of animals to a class of 5-year-olds. She held up a picture of a deer, and asked one boy, "Billy, what is this animal?". Little Billy looked at the picture with a disheartened look on his face and responded, "I'm sorry Mrs. Smith, I don't know.". The teacher was not one to give up easily, so she then asked Billy, "Well, Billy, what does your Mommy call your Daddy?" Little Billy's face suddenly brightened up, but then a confused look came over his face, as he asked, "Mrs. Smith, is that really a pig?"!  

phrases ـ

Be off.- 1 Be cancelled: The meeting is off. 2 Leave: I'll be off then. See you later.

Be over.- Be finished: My holidays are nearly over.

Be up to.- 1 Be somebody's responsibility: It's up to him to make that decision. 2 Be doing or thinking of doing something bad: I knew Paul was up to no good.

Blow up.- 1 Explode: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a crowded market. 2 Inflate: More volunteers are needed to blow up the balloons. 3 Become angry: He blew up when a reporter asked him about his drinking.

Break down.- 1 Stop working: Sorry I'm late. The car broke down on the way here. 2 Lose control and cry: He broke down and admitted that he couldn't cope with the situation.

Break up.- End: The couple argued constantly and finally broke up.

Bring up.- Take care of children until they're adults: He was brought up by his aunt.

Brush up.- Revise something you've partly forgotten: I want to brush up my English because I haven't studied it for 5 years.

Call back.- Return a phone call or call later: Just leave your contact information below, and we will call you back as soon as possible.

Calm down.- Relax: Don't get so angry! Just calm down.

Carry out.- Do a task: According to a survey carried out in 1999 one in five Britons are now opting for alternative medicine.

Catch up.- Reach somebody or reach certain level: She tried to catch up with the other competitors, but they were just too fast.

Check in.- Report that you have arrived at a hotel or airport: We checked into the hotel a little after midnight.

Check out.- 1 Check that something is true: Don't forget to check out the information. 2 Pay your bill and leave: After breakfast, I checked out of the hotel.

Cheer up.- Feel happier: I took him to the party because he needed cheering up.

Come across.- Find by chance: I came across an old friend in the street.

Come on.- Make progress: How's dinner coming on? I'm starving.

Come round.- 1 Visit: Would you like to come round on Saturday? We'll be in all day. 2 Recover conciousness: I had no idea what had happened to me when I came round.

Come up with.- 1 Think of: You're going to have to come up with something to tell her. 2 Produce: It was impossible for me to come up with the money that was needed by Friday.

Cut down.- Reduce: You should at least cut down on the amount you smoke.

Cut off.- Disconnect: We were cut off in the middle of our telephone conversation.

Do up.- Improve: I spent a month doing up the flat and I think it's quite nice now.

Drop off.- 1 Fall asleep: The girl was so tired that she dropped off to sleep at once. 2 Take somebody in your car: Come on. I'll drop you off at your flat.

Fall over.- Fall to the ground: She slipped on the ice and fell over.

Fill in.- Complete: She gave me a form and told me to fill it in.

Fall out.- Stop being friends: They fell out and didn't talk to each other for nine months.

Fill up.- Become full: Places are filling up fast on courses starting in the new year.

Find out.- Discover: She's going to find out sooner or later.

Get in.- 1 Enter: Get into the car. We're leaving. 2 Arrive: Can you tell Mr Harrison to phone me as soon as he gets in?

Get off.- Leave a vehicle: Just as we got off the bus, it started to rain.

Get on.- 1 Have a good relationship: David's nice, but I don't get on with Mark. 2 Go aboard a vehicle: I got on the train and travelled all the way to Kings Cross.

Get out.- 1 Leave: A security guard told him to get out. 2 Become known: Word got out that a nuclear submarine was coming into port.

Get over.- Recover: She's slowly getting over her illness.

Get up.- Get out of bed: She gets up at seven every morning.

Give away.- Give something for free: I had a lot of books I didn't want to keep so I gave them away to a friend.

Give out.- Distribute: Her job is to answer questions and give out leaflets.

Give up.- Stop trying to do something or stop using something: Eating healthfully does not mean you have to give up everything that you enjoy.

Go off.- 1 Explode: The bomb went off just metres from the market entrance. 2 Not good anymore: Put the milk in the fridge or it will go off.

Go through.- Pass: We're sure that you will get through your exam.

Grow up.- Develop from child to adult: He grew up in a small village in the country.

Hold on.- Wait: All our lines are busy, but please hold on.

Hold up.- 1 Delay: The march held up traffic in the city centre but there was no trouble or arrests. 2 Rob: He was held up at gunpoint.

Lay off.- Sack: They will have to lay off some of their staff.

Let down.- Disappoint: I was supposed to travel with a friend but she let me down at the last moment.

Let off.- 1 Not punish or punish lightly: She was let off with a fine. 2 Make something explode: Make sure you let off fireworks in an open space.

Look after.- Take care: He's looking after the children.

Look forward to.- Be excited about something that's going to happen: I'm looking forward to the concert.

Look up.- Search for information: He looked up all the new words in the dictionary.

Make up.- Invent: I'm not making it up. It's true.

Own up.- Admit you've done something wrong: After 3 days in the police station he finally owned up and admitted that he had committed the crime.

Pick up.- 1 Lift someone or something: I couldn't even begin to pick it up, it was too heavy. 2 Collect: I'll pick you up at your house at seven. 3 Win: Cameron Diaz picked up two awards for Charlie's Angels.

Put away.- 1 Put something where it's usually kept: After they use something, it's their responsibility to put it away. 2 Eat or drink: I can put away quite a few pints of Guinness. 3 Save: He's put away a decent sum of money. 4 Send to prison: I hope he gets put away for life.

Put down.- Stop holding: He finished the book and put it down on the table.

Put off.- Do later: Let's put off the meeting until Monday

expensive

high used about prices, rents, or charges
fancy used about restaurants, cars, or clothes that look expensive
posh used about hotels, restaurants, or cars that look expensive and are used by rich or high-class people
cost a lot also cost a bomb informal to be very expensive
be out of somebody's price range to be more than someone can afford to pay
be a rip-off informal to be much too expensive, so that you feel you have been cheated
exorbitant exorbitant prices are much too high

phrases ــــwish

:  somebody's wish list 

all the things that you would like to have or would like to happen in a particular situation 

I wish 

used to say that something is not true, but you wish it was 

'I think he really likes you.' 'I wish 

you wish 

used to tell someone that what they want to happen or be true will definitely not happen or become true
'I'm going to be famous one day.' 'You wish' 

I don't wish to interfere/be nosy etc 

used to show you are sorry if what you are going to say upsets or annoys someone 

I don't wish to seem ungrateful, but it's not quite what I expected.

walk

stroll in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander with no aim or direction
stride in a confident or angry way
march soldiers
hike for long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe very quietly
wade through water
stagger in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured
limp with difficulty because one leg is painful or injuredwalk

control, manage, run, be in charge

control, manage, run, be in charge 

To control something means to have the power to make it work in the way that you want, usually without  anyone else being able to stop you  

 T 

he army controls the north of the country 

 With 75% of the shares, he effectively controls the company. 

To manage something means to organize the way that it works, often with responsibility for other people's work   

She manages a team of software developers. 

David managed a small bookstore. 

To run something such as a business means to organize it and take the important decisions about how it works, perhaps as the owner of the business 

I 

   run my own cleaning business.  Louise will be running the project. 

To be in charge means to have responsibility for a situation or activity and decide what happens in it   

When the Director is away, her deputy is in charge.  He's in charge of marketing. 

: control, check, inspect, examine, test, monitor  

Do not use control to mean 'check' or 'test'. Use one of the following verbs 

check or inspect means to look at something carefully to see if it is correct, safe, or legal 

Your passports will be checked on arrival.  Safety officers inspected the building. 

examine means to look at something very carefully in order to find out more about it   

Experts who examined the letter declared it a fake 

test means to carry out an experiment or process in order to find out what qualities something has •  

 T hey test blood samples for drugs. • Every car is tested to ensure that it meets high safety standards. 

monitor means to keep checking or testing something over a period of time to see if it changes •  

 Her heart rate is being monitored  

This device monitors room temperature and humidity.

money

spend money  

make/earn money  

make money =make a profit  

lose money =not make a profit, so that a business owes more than it earns  

cost money/cost a lot of money 

 save money lend/borrow/owe money 

 waste money (on something) be a waste of money charge (somebody) money 

 raise money  

pay money for something  

give somebody their money back/refund somebody's money 

 a sum/an amount of money  

get/earn good money =be paid good wages

love

Shakespeare:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, here's the poison, suicide yourself for her.

Optimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
Don't worry, she will come back.

Suspicious:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, ask her why.

Impatient:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she doesn't come back within some time forget her.

Patient:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she doesn't come back, continue to wait until she comes back.


Playful:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she comes back, and if you love her still,
Set her free again,
Repeat

Animal-Rights Activist:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
In fact, all living creatures deserve to be free!!


Lawyers:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second
Amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that....

Bill Gates:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
If she comes back, I think we can charge her for But tell her that she's also going to get an upgrade.

Biologist:
If you love someone,
Set her free…
She'll evolve.

Statisticians:
If you love someone,
Set her free …
If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high
If she doesn't, the Weibull distribution and your relation were improbable anyway.


Salesman:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, deal!
If she doesn't, so what! ''NEXT''.

Schwarzenegger's fans:
If you love someone,
Set her free …
SHE'LL BE BACK!

Insurance agent:
If you love someone,
Show her the plan....
If she ever comes back, sign her up,
If she doesn't, keep follow up with her and never give up!

Physician:
If you love someone,
Set her free....
If she ever comes back, it's the law of gravity,
If she doesn't, either there's friction higher than the force or the angle of collision between two objects did not synchronize at the right angle.

men

1. All men are extremely busy.
 
2. Although they are so busy, they still have time for women.

3. Although they have time for women, they don't really care for them.

4. Although they don't really care for them, they always have one
Around.

5. Although they always have one around them, they always try their Luck with others.

6. Although they try their luck with others, they get really pissed off If the women leaves them.

7. Although the women leaves them they still don't learn from their
Mistakes and still try their luck with others

police

people in the police force: police officer, policeman, policewoman, detective, cop informal 

the building where the police work: police station
 

what the police do: investigate crimes, find/collect evidence,  

arrest people who they think are guilty of a crime  

question/interrogate people about crimes 

 hold/detain people in custody,  

charge people with crimes,  

release people if they are innocent

defeat

 admit/accept/concede defeat 

suffer a defeat =experience a defeat 

a heavy/humiliating/crushing/resounding defeat 

a narrow defeat =by only a small amount 

inflict a defeat on somebody

burning

to be burning: be on fire, be ablaze, be alight
 

to start burning: catch fire, burst into flames, ignite
 

to make something start burning: light, set fire to something
to make something stop burning: put out, extinguish
to hurt or damage your skin with hot liquid or steam: scald
 

the crime of deliberately setting fire to buildings: arson

colour

a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue
words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich
words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel
words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish disapproving, gaudy disapproving
having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured British English/multicolored American English

clothes

clothes, clothing, garment, cloth clothes are things that you wear, for example shirts and dresses   

I need some new clothes.  

Do you ever wear your sister's clothes 

clothes is always plural and has no singular form   

 He was wearing nice clothes NOT a nice clothe/clothes  

Use clothing to talk about a particular type of clothes or when talking about making or selling clothes • Special protective clothing is worn.  

a clothing manufacturer!! This word is not used much in ordinary spoken language   

I went shopping for summer clothes (NOT clothing).  

In formal English, you can use garment or piece/item/article of clothing to refer to one thing you wear  

 a long velvet garment  

a discarded article of clothing But it is more usual to name the particular thing you mean  

He was wearing a long coat (NOT long garment)