On this page, we focus on some Terms, Grammar tips, Etymology Analysis, Proverbs, idioms, Slang, Sayings, Quotes, Patterns, Pet Phrases, Topics, Articles, Letters, Music and Drama.
#Lexicon
martial art /ˈmɑːʃəl ɑːt/
Karate /kəˈrɑːti/
taekwondo /taɪˈkwɒndəʊ/
judo /ˈdʒuːdəʊ/
kung fu /ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/
wushu /ˈwuːʃu/
ninja /ˈnɪndʒə/
kickboxing /ˈkɪkˌbɒksɪŋ/
boxing /ˈbɒksɪŋ /
parkour /pɑːˈkʊə/ SYN freerunning /ˈfriːrʌnɪŋ/
kickboxing /ˈkɪkˌbɒksɪŋ/
boxing /ˈbɒksɪŋ /
parkour /pɑːˈkʊə/ SYN freerunning /ˈfriːrʌnɪŋ/
#Grammar
I wish her to call me tomorrow.
I wish you would stop smoking.
We all wish (that) the snow would stay forever.
I wish she would come tomorrow.
I wish she were (was) here now.
Don’t you wish (that) you could fly?
I wish I spoke Japanese.
I wish she had come last day.
I wish you had n ’t said that.
Michael Swan – 632, wish
#Etymology
noun + verbing
backbreaking
money-making
time-consuming
breathtaking
noun + P.P.
handmade
homemade
henpecked
#Proverb | Saying | idiom | Slang |
Better a Live Coward Than a Dead Hero
#Quote
“if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging“.
#Pattern
x coupled with y
Reading coupled with listening will help your fluency.
x can pave the way for s.th. or s.o.
Their unique approach paved the way for an extraordinary leap into the deep earth.
#Pet Phrase | Catch Phrase
Bingo! interjection, exclamation
Bingo! That’s the one I’ve been looking for.
URNAN Dictionary 3rd Entry
#Photo Dictionary
OXFORD Photo-Dictionary – Public Transportation
#Topic | Article
What question you will ask a famous person? 185 Questions and Answers Topic 91, P. 257
#Letter
expresses appreciation for something that was done. Business Letters for busy people, P. 66
#Music
The Sound of Silence
#Drama
Extra 4, E17