I felt like Oliver Twist, begging for more… You can’t tell how wet we are from this photo… just take my word for it. Another of the Carnegie estate homes (Dungeness) burned to the ground some time ago, and one can explore the ruins, as can the wild horses. Right near there is...
them down, urging them to abandon retribution. She sides firmly with the men, since Furies are the ones avenging wrongdoings done to women. Athena acts remarkably like many urban fantasy heroines who identify more strongly with men and tend to take their side against their own gender. Consider...
“Politeness is another word for deception.” This is the view of James W. Pennebaker, chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, US. He was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about a speech ___ many of us share——“verbal tee-ups.”What...
The lottery is a game in which people pay money for the chance to win a prize. The prizes can range from money to goods or services. The word “lottery” is probably derived from the Middle Dutch word lotinge, meaning “to draw lots”. It has a long history of use in human affairs...
三、完形填空Don't hide criticismPoliteness is another word for deception." This isthe view of James W. Pennebaker, chair of thepsychology department at the University of Texas atAustin, US. He was quoted in a recent Wall StreetJournal article about a speech 1 many of usshare-“verbal tee...
I am looking for another word or idiomatic phrase for "monument" that would not connote memorialization, but would connote that it is functions as a symbolic replacement for what it represents, more specifically, a demonstration of some future (or empty) promise. E.g. In 1930s, Stalin bui...
Could it be mere coincidence whenever I get a high-scoring word the machine immediately saddles me with a U, a V and a C as punishment? In an alternative nightmare, in Scrabble terms, I get four I’s or three G’s and two W’s. *** Born just three years after the last great...
tend lend a hand be of assistance be of use help out aid and abet care for do a favor do someone a service lend a helping hand minister to pitch in be there for do someone a favour do your part give a leg up give assistance give help chip in come to the aid of do one's bit...
Empirical measurements, descriptive details and meticulous drawings are not enough to satiate our thirst for an understanding of the use of megaliths, thus allowing everyone, including myself, to take the experts at their word when they say “we may speculate”.As Stuart Piggott wrote in 1937 in...
The word slot comes from the Dutch noun slaat, meaning “to slide.” Slot is also used as an informal term for a position or role. For example, someone might be described as being in a slot as a teacher, student, or employee. While there are many things that can influence the odds...