🍒🍒Vocabulary Reference🍒🍒
🍁:Synonyms🍁
Synonyms for 'I don't know'
* I don't know
* Beats me
* (I've) no idea
* (I) haven't got a clue
* I don't have the faintest idea
* I don't have the foggiest (idea)
* You've got me there
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Synonyms for 'I don't understand'
* I'm confused
* I'm puzzled
* I'm scratching my head
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Synonyms of 'unhappy'
* sad
* miserable
* low
* blue
* downcast
* down in the dumps
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🍒🍒Adverb collocations🍒🍒
With emotions, such as unhappiness, we often use certain adverbs. Here are some examples with different degrees of intensity, from weakest to strongest:
👉👉"How are you feeling?"
👉👉"Oh, you know, a bit / a little * / rather / quite / very unhappy, to be honest."
You can also use these adverbs with the synonyms of unhappy.
*Note: although we can use a little we don't use a lot as an adverb before adjectives.
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sheds light on helps explain (something that was difficult to understand before)
mammals animals which give birth to live babies, not eggs, which feed on milk from their mothers' bodies
extinction an event during which all animals of one species die
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revolutionise completely change something (to improve it)
compatible (here) works with other systems
reboot shut down and restart your computer
back in business able to carry on as normal
the cloud a computer network where files and programmes can be stored and shared
🍁🍁Phrases meaning 'I don't understand':🍁🍁
* I can't work it out.
* I can't get my head round this.
* I'm having difficulty getting to grips with this.
* This isn't sinking in.
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bustling busy and full of activity
clarity being clear and easy to understand
au pair someone who lives with a family and looks after children in return for meals and a small amount of money
homesick the feeling of missing home
make the most of enjoy and use as much as possible
appetising looking good to eat
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An 'aid agency' is an organisation that helps to provide money, equipment or services to people in need.
The noun 'aid' means 'help'.
'She went to the aid of an old man who slipped and fell on the street.'
'I can't walk without the aid of my crutches.'
You might also hear terms like 'disaster aid' or 'cyclone aid' or 'humanitarian aid'.
These all refer to help and support given to help people after a disaster has occurred.
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