The Mantra Is:

”Aum Mahaa-Dhevyai Cha Vidmahe

Durgaayai Cha Dhimahee
Thanno Dhevee Prachodayath.”

Don’t add besar in sag

Add mewa and kush while cooking meat use iron pot for cooking.

Om namo rudrawataraya vishwarupaya

Amit bikramaaya prakat paraakramaaya
Mahaa- Balaayasurya kotisamaprabhaaya ramdutaaya
swahaa

Strung up=Strung up near the main door.

Stripling/ ruinously =Like Dembélé, Diego Maradona was also a
stripling(juvenile, teenager) when he signed for Barcelona back in 1982.
And like Dembélé he found it ruinously(ruinasly) hard.
Irradiating weirdness =How much of this irradiating (iredeeyeting/ Cast
rays of light upon) weirdness a 21-year-old athlete can take.
Nagged/ fat greasy hands= But then football has nagged(Worry
persistently) and snapped(Break suddenly and abruptly/ Utter in an
angry) and grabbed(caught the attention, Take or grasp suddenly) at
Dembélé with its fat greasy hands from the start.
--Flattened Rice= Chiura
Flattened into flat, light, dry flakes
Rice is threshed, then soaked, roasted, then hulled then rolled to make it
flat, then sieved and dried
The thin can become mooshy
Flakes varies between almost translu-cently thin
Cereal (seereeul/ Grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat;
rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet) with some sweetener and lime
juice for invalids(Someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or
injury/ "He was invalided in a car accident"disable/ incapacitates)
Used with a snack, and flavoured for instance with red pepper powder;
Rehydrate it by letting it stand in water for a few minutes
eaten raw by immersing it in plain water or milk, with salt and sugar to
taste
It can be reconstituted with hot water to make a porridge or paste,
depending on the proportion of water added
Beaten rice is soaked in water and then sieved
seasoned with salt and a fried mixture of peanut oil, mustard seeds,
turmeric, and finely chopped onions.
Common in Kathmandu households,
an egg is poached on top of it.

Flattened Rice is rice that has been flattened into flat, light, dry flakes
originating from the Indian subcontinent.. rice is soaked overnight in
water, then flattened, then dried. the rice is threshed, then soaked,
roasted, then hulled(removing the hulls from grain; a hulling
machine,hular/halar) and polished, then rolled to make it flat, then
sieved and dried. in thick or thin form. In some dishes, you prefer the
thick, because the thin can become mooshy and affect the look and
texture. The thickness of the flakes varies between almost translu-cently
thin (the more expensive varieties) to nearly four times thinner than a
normal rice grain.
• used as a cereal(A breakfast food prepared from grain/ relating to
grain) with some sweetener and lime juice for invalids(in-va-lid/
incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury/ diseased person); fried in oil
to make the snack called “cheerey-bhaja.” It soaks up a lot of oil. it can
be used with a snack, and flavoured for instance with red pepper
powder;
• You rehydrate it by letting it stand in water for a few minutes.
These flakes of rice swell when added to liquid. can be eaten raw by
immersing it in plain water or milk, with salt and sugar to taste, or
lightly fried in oil with nuts, raisins, cardamoms, and other spices. It can
be reconstituted with hot water to make a porridge or paste, depending
on the proportion of water added. Dahi Chiuraa (Nepali): Beaten rice
mixed with ripe banana, yogurt, and sugar. Although an "anytime"
snack, it is also traditionally eaten by farmers during the rice plantation
season in Nepal.
• Beaten rice with curds: Beaten rice is soaked in water and then
sieved. Beaten rice is cleaned with water to make it slightly soft, then
yogurt and sugar is added. and it is eaten as the first meal during festival
of Magh Bihu in Assam
• Thin or medium-sized beaten rice is mixed with fresh coconut,
grated green mangoes, chilli powder, and coriander. Then it is seasoned
with salt and a fried mixture of peanut oil, mustard seeds, turmeric, and
finely chopped onions.
Spicy omelette preparation is whisked with raw and dry flattened rice
and cooked in a pan in a similar way to an omelette. The almost-cooked
egg pulau is mashed and left to cook, covered, until it turns red in
colour.
• Ful (egg) Chiura (Nepali): Common in Kathmandu households,
flattened rice is fried in oil in a deep pan and salt is added. When the
flattened rice turns golden/red, an egg is poached on top of it and
covered with the rice until it has cooked.
Food
Tamarind = imli
Pigeon-peas (so arhar dal, same as toor/tuvar dal)
Whole corn flour (see also maida)
Chick peas, gram (see also Kabuli chana)/ Chana dal Split chick peas
Savoury(seyvaree/Pleasing to the sense of taste/ mouth-watering/tasty)
or sweet sauces used to accompany meals/ he tried and tested high fibre,
low-fat, low-sugar recipes to ensure delicious, savoury meals.
Dalia/lapsi Cracked wheat
Hara piaz Spring onion (see also piaz/pyaz)
Kabab Any of a variety of meatballs made of keema
Katori small metal bowls
Kheer A milk pudding
Kofta Meatballs or vegetables shaped into a ball before cooking
RabriSweetened clotted milk
Raita Yoghurt mixed with salads, nuts or other garnish, used as an
accompaniment(ucompani-ment) to meals
Sooji/rawa Semolina
Siriphal/Bael Stone apple
Tawa Griddle
Tej Patta Bay leaf
Drain all the water putting in sieve
However, you can say “thanks for the reminder” or “thanks for
reminding me”. In the first, reminder is a noun, and it can’t stand alone.
It would need “a” or “the” before it. In this case, your reminder is a
specific one, so it would be “the reminder”. In the second sentence,
reminding is a verb. It needs an object- me. If you don’t specify, the
sentence is incomplete and not understandable. You could be thanking
someone for reminding your friend or mom about something. Thank you
so much" is very personal and deep.
"Thank you very much" comes off as more formal.

Over-riding emotions / reprieve /wayward=Over-riding emotions after

this draw will be relief at the reprieve(repreev, Relieve temporarily)
handed to them by Mahrez's wayward penalty.
barring / scaling the exhilarating heights/ barrage of goals= It has also
been achieved, barring a couple of occasions, without scaling the
exhilarating heights that saw teams blown away by a barrage of goals
and attacking football on numerous occasions last season.
Aspirations =Liverpool's title aspirations(aspareshan, ambitions).
You’re looking at it and your mind’s telling you it’s an egg, but your
eyes are saying: ‘I ain’t quite sure about that.’ There was always a
European table for the lads who wouldn’t touch it.”
Let (one's) hair down=To drop one's reserve or inhibitions, There was
little opportunity in China for the players to let their hair down.
blazered and flannelled =“Nearly every night the players got blazered
and flannelled(-na/ Talk quickly in an evasive or insincere way) and we
rolled up to some function or other”
Benchmark =‘It was a bit like Spain’ or ‘a bit like Portugal’. This one
we came back and you couldn’t benchmark it with anything else.
'soft' and 'snuggly'=Keep her towels 'soft' and 'snuggly' without using
fabric softener received a barrage of useful tips.
'Use vinegar instead of fabric softener.
bleary-eyed =A bleary-eyed reveller was seen slumped face down on the
back of a donkey.
Instead an opportunist seeking to derive benefit based on unsubstantiated
information.
Get to a silver bullet =-Whatever the downsides, many think geothermal
energy is a big part of the solution to the looming
Energy crisis. “Geothermal energy is the nearest we can get to a silver
bullet(simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem) in terms of
Sustainable, renewable energy – without the high-level of radioactive
waste associated with nuclear fission.

craggy /kraggy=The long road back to Reykjavik stretches across a

black, craggy(Having hills and crags/ A steep rugged rock or cliff)
landscape under a brilliant blue Sky.
Flicking through The Hindu newspaper, he stumbled upon an article.
Nelson’s curiosity was piqued(hightned/ increase), especially as it was a
fraction of the price of a branded air conditioning system.
Although assembly of the Snowbreeze required the help of a local
electrician or carpenter, Nelson duly ordered one.
When the contraption (appliance / gadget)arrived at his home a week
later, its countenance was disarming.
Snowbreeze is a prime example of ‘jugaad’, a Hindi term best described
as a type of frugal innovation or creative hack.
Makeshift TV aerials fashioned from coat hangers.
It enables us to quickly validate an idea or find out if something doesn’t
work.”
Mangalyaan was a snip compared to other space launches.
It operated on a shoestring budget thanks to reusing spacecraft modules
and performing fewer (and therefore more efficient) ground tests;
The world’s cheapest car’, saving on cost by eschewing(yeschooing/
shunning(saning)/features such as airbags, radios, central locking and air
conditioning.
For them, jugaad has connotations/(idea /connote/ Express or state
indirectly/ idea that is implied or suggested) of shoddy(inferior
workmanship and materials) workmanship, bending the rules,
botch(Make a mess of) jobs and a palpable(Capable of being perceived)
sense of ‘winging it’/improvising/travel through air.
“Older Indians were openly hostile to championing, defending
something they were deeply embarrassed by.”
This ‘bad jugaad’ could describe the Delhi residents who
fudged(circumvented/dodge/manipulate/ducked) registration plates
when the city introduced an environmental rule .
That circumvention or bypassing has become adopted as a uniquely
Indian trait.
He sleepily(sli-pa-li) shuffled to the verandah and looked outside. It was
pitch black.
He returned to the bedroom, woke up his wife, Moitri, She mumbled she
hadn't, pushed off the quilt and climbed out of bed. The couple stepped
out onto the verandah which ran alongside two bedrooms on the ground
floor of their squat two-storied house in the city of Muzaffarpur. Now,
lit by torchlight, what they saw sent chills down their spine.
The two doors in the closed verandah that overlooked the courtyard were
ajar. Fear woke them up completely.The panicked mother ran into the
adjoining bedroom.
Had bread and milk for dinner before calling it a night. The frail and shy
girl had spent the day at home. A tidily arranged silk shawl, a crumpled
pillow and the mosquito net on the antique bed were in their place. But
the bed itself was empty.
At least one person wriggled into her room after wrenching open the
rotting iron bars of her bedroom window - it overlooked a dingy lane
that was the main path used to access the house.
He had possibly gagged and sedated(sideyted) the sleeping girl. Woken
up violently, she had urinated in fright, leaving a wet patch on the
sheets. found nothing incriminating to implicate them in the crime.
Local people found some skeletal remains in a neatly wrapped plastic
bag in a fetid open drain. there was some commotion, as municipal
workers came. The examiner said clothes found on "the decomposed
body are suggestive of [a] teenage female"
Motive appeared to be a feud over the house. the six-room house, a
courtyard filled with palm, coconut and guava trees, a disused well and a
small outhouse - for some 30 million rupees to a local realtor, and
accepted an advance of a little more than two million rupees.
As word of the impending sale swirled around the town. Police even
staked out(Surveillance of some place or some person by the police) a
hostel in Delhi where the couple's eldest daughter lived. The
investigation clearly appeared to have hit the buffers.
The sleuth(sloth/ A detective who follows a trail) agency said it had
questioned three senior police officers
"Truth drug" test results have never been admissible in Indian courts but
police say they have provided leads. In the tests, a suspect is injected
with sodium penthanol, a chemical that numbs powers of perception and
supposedly makes it difficult for a person to lie during questioning.
In his clear handwriting and in finely-vivid detail. Navaruna spent most
her time in, lest(In case/ For fear that/ "she tiptoed lest her mother
should hear her") a speck of memory vanishes with the dust. white cap -
is packed inside a string basket which hangs on the wall outside. Her
maroon(A person who is stranded/ brownish-red) cotton towel, now
mouldy with age, hangs outside the door, untouched since she
disappeared. In a corner stands a pink cycle which her father bought for
her 20-minute ride to the convent school. In the room, a glazed-glass
cupboard is full of the missing girl's possessions
Plastic dolls gaze eerily(irali/ strange and frightening/ "an uncomfortable
and eery stillness in the woods") through the dust. her pink dress hangs
on a fraying(Wear away by rubbing/ "The friction frayed the sleeve"
Cause friction/ "my sweater frays") clothesline; a white vest is
It comes on the heels of several recent Indian weddings competing for
glamour, excess and attention. to follow at the heels of; chase closely.
Heels= The back part of the human foot/ back part of a shoe or boot that
touches the ground and provides elevation/ Tilt to one side "The balloon
heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"
Her fee hasn't been made public, but would likely not have been a
problem for the Ambanis.
"You set the example for us that he who perseveres(parsa-veeur/
persistent, refuse to stop/ "he persevered to call me every night") will
triumph eventually. You are a good example that one has to keep
fighting."
“The restrictive and judicious use of antibiotics in animal feed is the best
available solution for now.”
“They get stuck in there really snug, so you have to restrain the seal and
give the eel a firm tug to get it out,” said Littnan.
ॐ ग ां श्रीं क्लीं बृहस्पतये नम

A few years later Ko Yong-suk was assigned to accompany Kim Jong-

un
A furtive(backstairs, sneaky/stealthy/ surreptitious /Secret and sly or
sordid "a furtive manner") act of oral sex performed on a woman while a
formal party is in progress.
A pragmatic (realistic/practical/) shift in alliances that will dash their
aspirations for autonomy but could help them cut their losses.
A young, hungry Uk manager who plays the type of football Utd are
supposed to play is surely worth a punt and could help them rebuild
properly.
Abdul says it's possible that water from a nearby waterfall gushed into
an adjacent mine.
About 8-10 men would hop into a metal container suspended by a crane
that would then be lowered into the mining pit.
According to the eyewitness SRK spoke for a brief while to the couple.
Against Liverpool and City, in particular, United's shortcomings have
been ruthlessly laid bare by their biggest rivals.
Aisyah spotted her target, a rotund balding man in blue T-shirt and
sports jacket.
And for a while, Liverpool were in danger of being overrun, treated to a
dose of their own tactical medicine as PSG outnumbered them on the
flanks in swarming little three-man attacks.
And that may help keep erections strong as the years wear on/ Pass
slowly (of time).
Appa-ritions/aparishan= becoming visible unexpectedly/ Something
existing in perception only "a ghostly apparition at midnight" "natives
were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
appendage=Researchers first spotted a seal with an eel nasal appendage
in the summer of 2016, emailing colleagues who initially thought it was
a joke. I
Are actors are receptive(riseptive/ Ready or willing to receive
favourably) of others voice in their movie.
As one of the men wailed for clemency, the other endured the whipping
in silence while blood seeped through his white tunic.
As you rub the tablet along the hot surface, the stains begin to slide off,
almost like erasing the marks from the plate.
At large= Having escaped, especially from confinement/ free/There’s a
good chance the virus is still at large in your body.
At some point, erosion will take its course, the ince-ssant/ Continuing
forever,ceaseless/ perpetual/ dripping will break through and the
edifice/edafis/ इम रत will fall.

Audacious/odeyshus
Aught=Jonas, a singer and sometimes actor who rose to fame in the mid-
aughts as a member of the Jonas Brothers, for her own gain
Back-breaking=It has been back-breaking work for the miners to get it
this far.
be-all and end-all= chief or all-important element
the ultimate aim or justification un informal/to provide help for others is
the be-all and end-all of this group/ `It's not the be-all and end-all,
you know, only getting to number eighteen/No chicken, but chickenhood
was far from being the be-all and end-all in this area.
Bigotry/bigatry/bigot= prejudiced/prejadisd/ person who is intolerant of
any opinions differing from his own.
Blagged= persuade or deceive in order to get something for free/How
the fuck the mediocre Henderson has blagged his way into the Liverpool
team at all is something best left to sports philosopher's not yet born.
Blown away and awe by seeing that kitchen
bonefire radiating over there
breadth=bredh
Broiler poultry is fast replacing free-ranging chicken in markets across
Nepal, meaning birds bred in crowded pens have to be fed antibiotics
Brooks=creeks/ Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
/endure/pep brooks no compromise on fitness.
Buckle down= Get to work and focus on a task /‘Buckle down quicker
than I did'
But the seemingly miraculous rescue has enhanced her allure as a
bestower of good fortune.
But Trump had a trick up his sleeve on Syria.
By no means= Definitely not/ not by a long sight/ in no way "the prize is
by no means certain" "and that isn't all, not by a long sight" An
inglorious but probably by no means unique send-off; it is not known
where he spent the night.
Candour/candidness/kandar= thank you for your honesty and candour,
being honest and straightforward.
Chip=we lie on our sides and chip the coal with the gaaithi (pickaxe).
Chips in= Chips in/ If everyone chips in $5, we can end this fundraiser
today.
Coalesced=join together/unite/The Pentagon and the State Department
then coalesced their efforts to convince the commander-in-chief that the
US must stay
commuted/myu= Exchange a penalty for a less severe one /travel back
and forth/exchanged/José Antonio Choclán, had lobbied the courts for
the sentence to be commuted to a €375,000 fine
===Condoned= Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient
with /Corker suggested that US President Donald Trump had condoned
the murder of a journalist by refusing to condemn the Saudi crown
prince.
Conduit= passage (a pipe or tunnel) /sarri has a similarly defined style.
Jorginho is the playmaker and conduit.
Cons none whatsoever.
Contingent/contin-jant=dependent on/ Determined by conditions or
circumstances that follow /And now Ronaldo, whose summer move to
Juventus was made contingent by authorities upon reaching a settlement
with the courts over what was owed/ "arms sales contingent on the
approval of Congress".
Convening= Call together /Some migrant activists have questioned the
wisdom of convening caravans, saying the tensions in Tijuana were
predictable.
Cottoned on= Understand, usually after some initial difficulty /The
feeling is that some of the other coaches have cottoned on and patience
is not considered a virtue at Chelsea.
Creative spark can be found in a scowling manager’s woe-is-me(used to
show that the speaker feels distress or misery; often used humorously)
press conferences.
Crinkle=wrinkle/crease/furrow/scrunch crumpled or creased "This fabric
won't crinkle"
Crystallised= free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear /His words
crystallised a feeling of resentment among black sportsmen and the
black community generally.
Deceleration= The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed "he initiated
deceleration by braking" But, there is a perceptible deceleration in these
states, from the high levels of growth achieved by them in the previous
two years.
dee85%
Deference= Courteous regard for people's feelings / obligingness /
compliances/respectfulness, no matter the situation, maybe out of innate
shyness or deference when talking to a stranger.
Definite=defnut
diddled= Deprive of by deceit/ Manipulate manually/ tempting the pack
to be the first to lunge in and find themselves diddled by a feather-footed
switch of feet.
Donate almonds every now and then(Occasionally/ "every now and then
she visits her father") on Sundays
Dora reacted angrily, telling him off for snooping/ Watch, observe, or
inquire secretly.
Dotted= Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs "He dotted gun powder
under the wagon"
Dripping=wet, standing beside the dripping pile of clothes, home
appliances, children's books and toys, Ahmad grinned broadly.
Drudgery= Hard monotonous routine work/ He often wondered how
much of their drudgery could be reduced if water could be brought up
from a nearby river.
Eat unhealthy stuff like’Fast, fried, processed, packed food
Even so, chicken consumption in Nepal has grown several fold in the
last decade as living standards rise.
Executioner/ex-kyushnar= official who inflicts capital punishment in
pursuit of a warrant.
Existential=The song captured the existential angst of her generation:
life wasting away in routine tasks as dreams are postponed.
Extor-tio-nate/extra-shunet=The Hammers top the pile when it comes to
the extortionate sums, asking families to part with £700 for their child to
be part of the big game.
Extrapolate= estimate the value of /Extrapolate 23 points from 15 games
over a 38-game season and you get 58.
factored in=The final bill for the Portugal forward will ultimately top
€18.9million once fines and interest are factored in.
Fallow= Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more
growing seasons /the flats along the Tama Kosi that used to be fallow in
the dry season are now lush green all year round.
Fantastic footballers can pick up where they left off because it is like
riding a bike.
Farmers are also said to be violating the withdrawal period which
requires birds fed antibiotics to be quarantined for a period before being
sold. Over-the-counter sales of antibiotics, over-prescription and self-
administration in poultry farms
Feelers=I have given out feelers to my managers that I am looking for
work and I am sure something good would come my way.
feminine/feminin=
It is bitingly cold and as they rub their hands together to spark some
warmth they breathe out - and it blends easily with the dense smog
hanging in the air.
Rahul will be taking a long flight back home from Sydney on .. on
Sunday, buried under a looming threat that they may not get to wear the
India cap anytime soon.
The new provision of protocol has given a higher rank to former vice-
presidents and prime ministers than that of governors of provinces.

The government has issued a new order of precedence to define the

hierarchy of functionaries and officials by reshuffling the previous
protocol list of February 2018.

---First hand= From the original source; directly "I heard this story
firsthand"
“I have witnessed many lapses that have been taking place in NOC and
everyone is taking benefit from it. Though such loopholes are gradually
declining, I am committed to end all anomalies at NOC soon.”
the Gulf disaster was giving US energy policy "a nudge rather than a
shift" in the direction of clean energy.
The stereotypical view is that women are more emotional, and in my
experience there is some truth in this. However, I’m sure that there are
exceptions to the stereotype.
flagged off =To inaugurate sth., to induct sth/Last week, Prime Minister
KP Oli flagged off Nepal’s first five electric buses in Kathmandu, and
unveiled(Remove the veil from) the country’s first National Plan of
Action for Electric Mobility.
The reasons are varied
Soon after his appointment he floated a new set of extremely strict
guidelines under which few curse words will not be allowed.
My abiding(permanent/lasting) memory of that tournament is the
aftermath of England being smashed 4-1 by Germany.
Sometimes I hear him make lewd comments about young women, but I
choose to hear them as puerile humour. but they are something easy to
brush away, like dandruff on a shoulder.
Qunun was able to get on social media with videos and urgent personal
pleas immediately and prolifically.
For Pyongyang, US detainees are pawns in a cynical diplomatic game.
Fourth place already looks out of reach, but the drift goes on and will
perhaps endure until the end of the season, the lack of urgency in the
boardroom adding credence(kreedance) to rumours of a possible
takeover.
Furloughed=allowed to leave, dismissed, forced out "She was
furloughed together with hundreds of other workers when the company
downsized" "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her
children"
Get rid of stains, dirt and grease with minimal effort, so she decided to
put it to the test.
Glade= A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded
area/Kim Jong-un is sitting on a wooden bridge in a forest glade in the
middle of the demilitarised zone
Griddle= cookware /griddle pan/he is keeping money on top of the
griddle’
Hawkers followed the tourists, doggedly trying to sell trinkets(a small
ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value) and souvenirs.
===he has intimated that he is ready to return to front line coaching.
He pans(Make a sweeping movement) the camera, showing other men
waiting on rocks
He preferred the warmth inside the mine to the biting cold outside.
He pushed aside a sofa to get into the crawl space/ Low space beneath a
floor of a building.
He ran his cocaine empire with a mix of brutality and largesse/laargess.
He was busy dragging out the waterlogged contents of his home to see
what could be salvaged.
He’d invariably(invariblee/constantly) score a band 4.5 or 5 for his
speaking test!
Heavier punishment would be appropriate if a club fined previously for
breaking FFP rules are in breach.
Hefty= Large in amount, extent or degree "received a hefty bonus"/
brawny/ possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful /
Henceforth= From this time forth; from now on "henceforth she will be
known as Mrs. Smith"
His players will cling to the belief that this victory could be a decisive
blow and, at the very least, it has clipped back Liverpool when they were
threatening to pull away.
His smile seemed strangely incongruous(अनपु यक्त
ु Lacking in harmony,
compatibility or appropriateness ) given the mess that lay around
him/The agenda of the meeting was incongruous. .
Hobbling= Hamper the action or progress of /Put simply, if China thinks
the US unfairly hobbling the opportunity for Huawei to be a major
player in 5G
Hyperbole= Extravagant exaggeration/Such hyperbole showed how
eager Trump was for a first ever summit with the North Korean leader.
I am binge watching cheat sheet episodes.
I am not going to ruffle the feather, because I am working with these
people.
I realized she viewed the privilege of riding the bus and or car rides to
and from school as a right and not a privilege,
'I wrapped the racks in foil then submerged them in the bath.'
I'd write "There is great deliberation among scientists (OR
politicians/governments etc.) as to whether..."
If something is the be-all and end-all to you, it is the
only important thing in your life, or the only important feature of
a particular activity/ For some people, competing is the be-all and end-
all of their running.
If that pattern continued, Chelsea would be more than 33 points adrift of
City by the end of the season.
If u were in Butwal, I could have easily given you the leads.
'If you're Daniel Levy you grab him and hold on for dear life as you
move into a new stadium.'
Impinging= Have a negative effect on, esp. by somehow restricting;
infringe upon/ physical coming together of two or more things
/monument was turning yellow because of “suspended particulate matter
and dust impinging on the surface”.
Instructed the Frenchman to keep his phone on all the time so that he can
be contactable if another issue arises.
Intermittent=same man fathered all three boys during an intermittent
four-year affair his wife Kate, 54, embarked on in the late 1990s.
Intuited/tyuted=they are so x with their bike that they can test with eye
closed.
It is also linked to Nepal’s economic well-being.
It isn't just curiosity drawing in the crowds.
Jurgen Klopp is bouncing around his technical area like it is layered with
hot coals as he encouragingly applauds.
Kompany was fortunate to be shown only a yellow card for a
scything(sIdhing) challenge on Mohamed Salah.
Larceny=stealing/thievery/There were cries of robbery but also of
larceny in the dangerous dark of this Downtown LA night.
Lithe/lIdh=graceful/ Moving and bending with ease "Her hands are
white and long and lithe"
Louche/loosh=shady/ unscrupolus/Neymar performed an insultingly
louche and carefree rainbow flick over the head of Xherdan Shaqiri,
Maddening=I want to live a peaceful life away from the maddening
issues.
Manchester City made it clear they have no intentions of
relinquishing(rili) their grip, finger by finger, on the Premier League
trophy.
manifestation= a way of showing something/ expression/ "a
manifestation of disease" "a manifestation of great emotion"
Many countries still allow limited use to control poultry epidemics, but
enforce a window period after the drugs are administered so the meat
does not have drug residue when consumed.
Menaced=threatened/liverpool menaced throughout by a star striker
intent on posing two very different sets of questions.
Misgivings= apprehensions / Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
/Fearful expectation or anticipation "the student looked around the
examination room with misgiving"
Mourinho's tactics are shackling the squad and added he had nobody to
pass to in front of him because players did not have freedom to move.
Much of it is assumed to have slipped into the sea in the colossal
landslide that produced the tsunami.
Mudslinging= Making defamatory remarks at an opponent/"the debate
descended into mud-slinging"
Nebulous/byu= you call me nebulous? Lacking definite form or limits
"nebulous reasons"
Offered up= Present as an act of worship/ "offer up prayers to the gods"
Oil pulling is panacea/panaasia(hypothetical remedy for all ills or
diseases) for almost all oral health problem you just name it, moreover
One theory is that seals, which often regurgitate their meals, are simply
throwing up eels through their noses.
Palate= roof of the mouth/ he is trying to tkae these jellyfish to to create
delicious receipe for japanese palate.
Pass off= Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or
identity / Disregard / Disappear gradually /Mitesh tried to pass off his
wife's murder as a botched burglary of their home/ "She passed off the
insult"/ "The pain eventually passed off".
Paul ran upstairs with a handful of clippings to ask his mother if they
were about him.
per capita=per persom, Nepalis consume up to 5kg per capita of chicken
meat per year.
Peter out= End weakly /fizzle out/should Chelsea’s season peter out, it
could be the last we see of Hazard in the Premier League.
Placing bottles of shower gel or shampoo on top of them to keep them
weighed down.
Populace/popyulas= People in general considered as a whole "he is a
hero in the eyes of the populace"
Poultices=I have used charcoal in poultices externally on me and my
children.
prophylactics= Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or
disease /We know it for a fact that farmers are using antibiotics in
poultry as prophylactics to prevent diseases,”
Qasab, who was in the passenger's seat, pivoted around and fired an
additional burst of fire into the rear. The bullets ripped through the
middle seat, finally killing Mr Patil.
Quicksand=10 male rhinos fought to death, two were trapped and died in
a quicksand, one fell of a ridge(lone narrow elevation) and one died in
labor.
Rai jots down her feelings as they come, and only later slashes them into
song lines.
Ratches= Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack
engaged with a pawl(A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to
move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward) that permits
it to move in only one direction
remit/rimit= postpone/ Release from (claims, debts, or taxes) / Forgive /
"The pain finally remitted" / "The pain finally remitted" /Send (money)
in payment/ "God will remit their sins" "The taxes were remitted"/ "let's
remit the exam"
Revealed lax controls, and a looming superbug epidemic in hospitals
across India.
Ribbed= Subject to laughter or ridicule /Fabian Delph has admitted he is
regularly ribbed by his Manchester City team-mates.
Rifling/rI= Go through in search of something; search through
someone's belongings in an unauthorized way /During the clip, she can
be seen rifling through bags and a bedside table, at one point lifting up
her top in order to stash the stolen money/ Steal goods; take as spoils
"During the earthquake people rifled the stores that were deserted by
their owners".
Rippling= Stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Rollicking= A severe reprimand / merry frolicking /Diego Costa has
been caught on camera rollicking Antoine Griezmann for siding with a
Barcelona player over his own team-mate/ "rollicking students
celebrated their graduation.
run of the mill= movie plot is very run of the mill.
Sacrilegious/syakra-lijus= Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be
sacred/If Fujimoto’s story is true then the young Kim Jong-un was
expressing sacrilegious thoughts/ "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes
on".
Sane implored City to crank up the heat on Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool
after reducing the deficit to four points.
savory= Pleasing to the sense of taste /low-sugar recipes to ensure
delicious, savory meals that conform to diabetic dietary requirements"
She hoists her husband over her shoulders before giving him a piggy
back to their bedroom.
Since 2008, City have won three Premier League titles but have yet to
crack the holy grail of winning the Champions League.
Sleuthing/sloothing=detecting/snooping/ A police investigation to
determine the perpetrator /I already knew from my sleuthing.
Slid= slipped, skidded/slithered/Move obliquely or sideways, usually in
an uncontrolled manner/ "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
slip in= sneak in/Put in casually or without drawing attention "She
slipped in a reference to her own work"
Snug fitting garments
So I weaved my own confusion into music.”
Solveig had got into Kylian Mbappe about dancing earlier in the
ceremony so was seeking to continue a theme.
Sorry to bust your bubble, but masturbation affects your erection.
Spawning=engendering/laying/breeding/ Make children "The salmon
swims upstream to spawn"
Spiracle= A breathing orifice(hole that opens into a bodily cavity)
Sportmail has rounded up six things you may has missed below.
Standard-bearer= outstanding leader of a political movement /With
Bernardo Silva the standard-bearer, running 13.7 kilometres — had he
set off east from the Etihad Stadium
Still, I have stopped snacking and opening wine when making dinner.
Still, one cannot be a non-observant of Salah's under-performance this
season.
Stirs/star= Arouse feelings in "These stories stirred the community"
Strait= narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water/ A
bad or difficult situation or state of affairs /the two leaders also asked for
free access for all ships through the strait
Stretches of coastline now stripped clean of any signs of life were once
thriving communities of simple huts made from bamboo, thatch and
metal sheeting.
Stultifying=winning the Europa League by playing a
stultifying(crippling) brand of football to squeak past (narrow
escape/squeak through/ Something achieved (or escaped) by a
narrow margin) the continent's second-tier teams.
Its a crime for Pogba to pinpointed anytime they lose or they play, it¿s
not his main job to score goals..
The heart-wrenching case came to light when Mr Mason launched a
legal bid to claw back some of the £4 million his wife received in their
divorce settlement
The heavy vehicles continue to unleash terror on bikers and pedestrians.
The lack of a tsunami warning has sparked a fierce debate in Indonesia
about the country's preparedness for such disasters, given how prone the
sprawling archipelago(gow/A group of many islands in a large
body of water) is to earthquakes and destructive waves.
The pain may radiate down to the shoulder or between the shoulder
blades. It may also radiate out into the arm, the hand or up into the head,
causing a one-sided or double-sided headache.
The phenomenal smart phone era, a period that made Apple the world's
richest company, is winding(I) down(quite, slow down).
The roof is held up by bent and twisted wooden stakes which look like
they were put in many hundreds of years ago.
The Saudi and Emirati commanders overseeing the Sudanese units
ordered them almost exclusively by remote control.
There’s a bit of scaffolding in the North Stand. Outside there are some
cranes and you can see some cladding needs to be put on.
They are completely diametrically different/ diametrically
opposite(completely opposed), personality
They currently sit eight points adrift (floated)of fifth-placed Arsenal.
They sort through their flooded home.
This episode reeks of nepotism
This is surely the moment for a tactical reboot of last season’s blitz
football, a game to play with fire not ice in the head.
This was followed by the beta version(Preliminary or testing stage of a
software or hardware product): a second half of circus play and
indulgence on the ball, with Neymar tumbling to the turf like a tiny little
Victorian fairy sprite lashed with a blow from the under-gardener’s rake;
To be in a fix=to be in a bad situation, to get in trouble/ all talking about
rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.
To blow one's own trumpet=to blow one's own trumpet
To go to town=to do something
To have ants in your pants=be nervous, tomorrow i have a very
important evaluation, i have ants in my pants
To remove the black burnt marks, the cleaning process requires the iron
to be on maximum setting.
Today Archawin's pineapple field lies untilled. And next to it, on the
unpaved road climbing up to the caves, he sells oranges from his
orchard(orchard) to tourists,
Today he is a defector living in South Korea under an assumed name.
tonedown= Make less strong or intense; soften "Tone down that
aggressive letter"
Traction= grip / adhesive friction /firm's newest phones were not gaining
traction among buyers, in part due to high prices.
Two activities -- were so totally different that no amount of "solo
training" would have helped with the overwhelming rush that
penetration triggered.
Unbecoming= indecorous /indecent/ uncomely/ Not in keeping with
accepted standards "language unbecoming to a lady" "was buried with
uncomely haste" "She came back to dinner just at dark, with her hair
unbecomingly dressed"
Becomingly= attractively/ fetchingly "she was becomingly dressed"
Becoming=turning/getting/going/ According with custom or propriety
"her becoming modesty"
uncharted/unchaartid= (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or
investigated
Unexplai-nably delicious/dilishus=
Unspooling =Memories of his family began unspooling(unrolling/
unwind onto a spool or a reel) in his mind. He thought his time had
finally run out.
Unstinting=this is a player who was too shy to hold the World Cup that
his unselfish, unstinting(Very generous) performances had helped
France win.
Unwind= Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease, relax/ Reverse the
winding or twisting of /Manchester United stars unwind in Dubai after
boss Solskjaer 'opts against giving players a curfew' for warm weather
training camp
Waffle=Vague and lengthy writing or talk, Yesterday I advised you not
to "waffle" in the speaking and writing tests.
We didn’t sleep a wink that night," Patrick recalled at a press conference
today.
Well-nigh=all but, almost, I haven’t the heart to tell her this is well-nigh
impossible
When a tipper laden with soil overturned and buried them in Balaju
today
When it rains, it pours.
Whipped cream
wove= Interlace by or as if by weaving/ To move or cause to move in a
sinuous(sinyuuas)Curved or curving in and out), spiral, or circular
course "the river weaves through the hills"
Writ large= obvious /The double standards of the British media writ
large.
Yet Old Trafford legend Scholes has queried(pose question) whether
Zidane.
Your listening skills improve, you find it easier to chat to native
speakers, and your reper-toire/repar-twaar of phrases grows effortlessly.
Zinedine Zidane may not be the right person to succeed Jose Mourinho
should the Portuguese leave Manchester United, according to Paul
Scholes.
put dampers =“A tall building may move 1.5m (5ft) but if you put
dampers at certain levels – every second floor all the way up to the top –
you can reduce that motion to a much smaller amount, preventing damage
to the superstructure,” says Lubkowski
“Ideally what we want is to make the building as regular as possible,”
says Lubkowski. “If you have each floor at exactly the same height and
all the columns on an even grid spacing, the building will perform better
in an earthquake.”
The answer lies in gradually testing all the known technologies we have
to stabilise buildings, while trialling(trial) ever more creative designs,
such as mesh structures.
Very foundations of her happy childhood were ripped from under her.
he allegedly haggled down a presidential demand for $250m protection
money to $100m.
Founded by brothers initially loyal to Guzmán, but who broke away –
incurring his special wrath.
====But the police, he said, impounded the consignments and sold the
drugs themselves.
Guzmán also pioneered(Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of) the use of sophisticated underground tunnels to move
drugs across the border.
Guzmán's drug empire and cartel continued to operate unabated, run by
his brother.
He intentionally gave up some of his purported Sinaloa colleagues to
U.S. agents in exchange for immunity from prosecution, while
perpetuating(carruing on/ Cause to continue or prevail) the idea that the
Calderón government was heavily pursuing his organization during the
cartel crackdown.
Strolled into restaurants, his bodyguards confiscating peoples'
cellphones, he ate his meal, and then left after paying everyone's tab.
Had trouble ramming the steel-reinforced front door
Guzmán's escape was an "affront" to the Mexican government, and that
they would not spare any resources in trying to recapture him.
You will have to be very specific, and let him know you expect quid pro
quo(Something for something; that which a party receives (or is
promised) in return for something he does, gives or promises).
It’s not that the authorities are not doing anything to spruce up the
airport and make things more convenient for the passengers.
His is perhaps the best adaption of sport and entertainment for children,'
a comment on Weibo read.
Boateng has himself enjoyed a circuitous route to the top, having started
out at Hertha Berlin
Jarred= Be incompatible; be or come into conflict "These colours jar"
Place in a cylindrical vessel "jar the jam"
slinked away =Fans were at first incredulous at the suggestion they
might sign a player who slinked away(Walk stealthily "I saw a cougar
slinking toward its prey") from Spurs to earn big money in the Far East.
Suspensions incurred by players for a reserve team should be served in
the division in which they usually play.
Oust/ousted=kick out/ throw out Oust/remove/replace, "The word
processor has ousted the typewriter"
out and about =Imagine his surprise upon hearing that his dog had been
seen out and about - but with company,
And he likened the opportunity to serve in his government to being on a
football team.
Nepalese stockmen herd their cattle along the roadside.
The complex attack on a highly secured base underlined.
Madhavayya says that he is still pinning his hopes on the tomato crop -
and the possibility that the next harvest could fetch a better price.
Instead of standing as security, owning agricultural land has become a
liability for farmers.
Would also come back with some provisions and fertiliser,"
Madhavayya said.
Tending=he would use to rest during the day while tending to his crops.
Pledge/plej= subscribe/Promise solemnly and formally "I pledge that I
will honour my wife" /Pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a
charity or service, especially at regular intervals "I pledged $10 a month
to my favourite radio station" A binding commitment to do, give or
refrain from something "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
Customer service worker who snidely(sneer, through a scornful smile,
superciliously) pointed out the Mosquito in her soup was actually a FLY
Sniffle=sniff, snivel, Inhale audibly through the nose "the sick student
was sniffling in the back row"
Nip= Press tightly between the fingers , Give a small sharp bite to /
Sever or remove by pinching or snipping /That’s when Earth’s shadow
will begin to nip at the moon/ "nip off the flowers" corgis always nip at
her staff's ankles"
Its remoteness from the urban areas makes it an attractive territory for
the production of synthetic drugs.
Additional 2,000 troops were deployed to the area, but it failed to stop
the turf war.
Guzmán convened a meeting in Monterrey.
Bounded= jump/leaped/sprang/ Move forward by leaps and bounds
/recoiled/ "The rubber ball bounded" reverberated/Guzmán bounded
naked into the bathroom, followed by Sánchez, El Condor and another
member of the inner circle, and flipped the bathtub to reveal the tunnel.
We could also see lots of figurines(figareen/ A small carved or moulded
figure) aligned on the interior walls.
Here’s another complication currently looming large for the Chinese
solar industry.
I urge the entire population not to be complicit(involved with a crime or
offence) in fuel theft.
Tomori have invigorated squad with a youthful enthusiasm.
Myself and Steven know that the ante is upped because of the name,'
said Lampard.
Hands-on=I am someone who likes to be hands-on(active "he's a hands-
on manager"; "hands-on operations").
As a player, he was a sponge, soaking up information to make the best
of himself. He's the same as manager. 'Spygate' is simply part of the
learning curve.
It was never more than a five-a-side game to get the flight out of our
system, as Rafa expected someone to be spying.
They are struggling to 'pay for upkeep of two properties' and also have
security concerns.
So, I was giving the test and then working on all the grey areas.
Which had songs that glorified erections (Khada Hai) and the bump and
grind of intercourse (Main Maal Gaadi) the very word he wished to
censor.
I noticed she had a pay-as-you-go phone and didn’t have any credit
cards either.
He thought it was odd that I had left my marriage without a penny to
my name, and did grill me about it.
Since 2008, City have won three Premier League titles but have yet to
crack the holy grail of winning the Champions League.

The harvest is coming to a close and she is cutting the very last of this
year's wheat, rattling across a golden field in a combine harvester which
bristles with technology.
Dozen screens are pumping out data as the machine reaps, threshes and
winnows. A tablet superimposes the track of the great green-and-yellow
beast on a satellite image of the land.
Great deal for our farmers and ranchers and factory workers," he added.
It is a paradox which is not easily explained in a state where agriculture
is by far the leading industry.
Obama had envisaged the pact as a central plank of an American "pivot
to Asia"
Impose tariffs on imports of metals but the decision was a double
whammy for farmers and ranchers.First it pushes up prices for
agricultural equipment made using imported steel or aluminium and for
the metals themselves. Secondly, American farmers reported in March
that China had responded to US tariffs by stopping purchases of
American wheat.
US reputation as the breadbasket of the world is suffering.
ॐ ग ां श्रीं क्लीं बृहस्पतये नम
शनैश्चर नमस्तभ्ु यां नमस्ते त्वथ र हवे। के तवेअथ नमस्तभ्ु यां सववश तां तप्रदो भव॥

And today, their descendants, who mostly live in the old city, continue
their direct and thrifty legacy, ensuring outsiders follow the edicts laid
down by them through their signs.
Curtly=If you walk into a shop in the old city at 13:00, you will be
curtly(In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner) told to return at 16:00
since it’s ‘siesta’ time. No amount of cajoling will open the shutters of
the store.
Dangyang hid in the toilet while the gunmen set fire to his house.
who have trodden the Sahelian countryside for centuries.
he soaked his underwear in the toilet water to bind around his face
against the smoke.
Herders and farmers have long fought over land.
Dangyang offered a rare commodity in this bitter feud: forgiveness.
ttacks on cattle herders by farmers and vice versa may seem trifling
alongside the problems of poverty.
ancient livestock migration routes close up and herders’ cattle trample
farmers’ fields.
Farmers kill the cattle, herdsmen take revenge; the reprisals go back and
forth. Ethnicity, religion and political affiliation play into the divisions.
Cattle ranching is a more drastic route. It would necessitate a complete
change in the nomadic Fulanis’ way of life.
But now, with their former grazing lands off limits, his father’s foresight
is obvious.
mistrust that the constant attacks have engendered in the past few years
has made this extremely difficult.
Dangyang rose to his feet. He told the group how it had felt to be almost
burned alive, and the indignity of losing everything.
multi-faceted approach has helped increase the number of women
reporting abuse and receiving counselling and legal advice.
her business ventures flourished leaps and bounds and the actress was
back in the reckoning once again
Lara Dutta has added another feather to her cap by turning a film
producer.
a chain of boutiques spread across the entire length and breadth of
Mumbai.

Very accurate : precise, exact, unimpeachable, perfect, flawless

Very aggressive : forceful, overconfident, insistent, hardline
Very amazed : astounded, flabbergasted, astonished, shocked
Very angry : furious, irate, enraged, incensed, fuming, livid
Very anxious: dismayed, apprehensive, restless, fretful
Very aware : conscious, savvy, apprised, mindful, cognizant
Very bad : awful, deplorable, appalling, rotten, miserable
Very basic : rudimentary, primary, fundamental, simple
Very beautiful : gorgeous, stunning, exquisite, magnificent
Very bloody : gory, brutal, barbarous, savage, murderous
Very bony : skeletal, angular, spindly, gaunt, emaciated
Very boring : tedious, dreary, uninteresting, mind-numbing
Very bright : brilliant, dazzling, radiant, blinding, intense
Very capable: efficient, competent, adept, proficient, skillful
Very careful : meticulous, fastidious, precise, scrupulous
Very caring : compassionate, kind, attentive, sympathetic
Very civil : polite, courteous, respectful, cultured, mannerly
Very clean : spotless, immaculate, stainless, shining, hygienic
Very clear : transparent, sheer, translucent, glassy, crystal
Very clever : astute, brilliant, shrewd, ingenious, crafty, sharp
Very cold : frigid, bitter, icy, freezing, glacial, frosty, polar
Very colorful : vibrant, vivid, kaleidoscopic, variegated, vivid
Very competitive : ambitious, driven, cutthroat, bloodthirsty
Very concerned : worried, troubled, upset, distressed, agitated
Very confident : poised, cool, self-assured, self-reliant, secure
Very confused : baffled, befuddled, mystified, clueless, dazed
Very conscious : deliberate, intentional, premeditated, willful
Very consistent : constant, unfailing, uniform, harmonious, same
Very contrary : belligerent, argumentative, confrontational
Very conventional : conservative, common, predictable, unoriginal
Very corrupt : fraudulent, crooked, unethical, dishonest, rotten
Very creamy : velvety, buttery, rich, smooth, milky, greasy
Very creepy : unnerving, skin-crawling, spooky, sinister, weird
Very critical : vital, crucial, essential, indispensable, integral
Very crunchy :crispy, brittle, crackling, gravelly, crusty, gritty
Very curious : inquisitive, nosy, prying, snoopy, quizzical
Very cute : adorable, endearing, delightful, pretty, charming
Very dangerous : perilous, precarious, unsafe, treacherous, dicey
Very dark :black, inky, ebony, sooty, lightless, starless, unlit
Very decent civilized, upright, courteous, respectable, noble
Very deep : abysmal, bottomless, cavernous, yawning, vast
Very deformed : twisted, contorted, misshapen, mutilated
Very delicate : subtle, slight, fragile, frail, flimsy, insubstantial
Very desperate : frantic, fraught, grave, serious, hopeless, dire
Very determined : resolute, adamant, obstinate, tenacious, dogged
Very different : unusual, distinctive, atypical, dissimilar, unlike
Very difficult : complicated, complex, demanding, arduous
Very dirty : filthy, foul, grimy, polluted, squalid, dilapidated
Very disagreeable : contrary, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, rude
Very dismal : miserable, cheerless, depressing, morbid
Very distinct clear, definite, patent, evident, apparent
Very dramatic theatrical, histrionic, melodramatic, vivid
Very dry arid, parched, sere, dehydrated, withered
Very dubious suspicious, skeptical, cynical, unconvinced
Very eager impatient, ardent, fervent, keen, earnest
Very easy effortless, uncomplicated, unchallenging, simple
Very educational enlightening, edifying, informative, revealing
Very efficient competent, proficient, resourceful, able
Very embarrassed mortified, humiliated, discomfited, ashamed
Very emotional demonstrative, sensitive, temperamental
Very enthusiastic zealous, eager, fervent, vehement, ebullient
Very exciting exhilarating, electrifying, thrilling, breathtaking
Very expensive costly, exorbitant, overpriced, extravagant
Very fair equitable, impartial, neutral, nonpartisan
Very faithful loyal, devoted, staunch, unwavering, stalwart
Very familiar common, established, typical, traditional
Very famous renowned, eminent, legendary, celebrated
Very far distant, remote, isolated, secluded, extrasolar
Very fast rapid, swift, fleet, blistering, supersonic
Very fat obese, corpulent, rotund, blubbery, round
Very fertile prolific, productive, fruitful, rich, lush, fecund
Very few meager, scarce, scant, limited, negligible
Very fierce vicious, ferocious, savage, keen, intense, feral
Very firm solid, hard, rigid, set, frozen, unyielding
Very fizzy effervescent, frothy, foamy, sudsy
Very fluffy downy, fuzzy, fleecy, feathery, cottony
Very fond devoted, attentive, enamored, doting
Very fragile tenuous, unstable, precarious, frail, delicate
Very friendly gregarious, outgoing, chummy, demonstrative
Very frustrating exasperating, infuriating, disheartening, vexing
Very full overflowing, bursting, crammed, packed, sated
Very funny hilarious, hysterical, sidesplitting, rollicking
Very good superb, superior, excellent, outstanding
Very graceful flowing, supple, lithe, willowy, lissome
Very greedy gluttonous, avaricious, materialistic, insatiable
Very hairy hirsute, shaggy, furry, bushy, unshaven
Very happy ecstatic, overjoyed, euphoric, blissful, elated
Very hard inflexible, stony, steely, unyielding, tough, rigid
Very healthy hale, hardy, flourishing, fit, robust, vigorous
Very heavy leaden, ponderous, weighty, dense, hefty
Very helpful supportive, obliging, accommodating, invaluable
Very honest candid, sincere, authentic, forthright, frank
Very hot burning, scalding, blistering, scorching, searing
Very hungry starving, famished, ravenous, hollow, voracious
Very ill infirm, bedridden, frail, terminal, incurable
Very immature childish, infantile, naive, jejune, callow, green
Very immoral depraved, decadent, debauched, iniquitous
Very important crucial, vital, essential, paramount, imperative
Very impressive extraordinary, remarkable, awe-inspiring
Very inebriated intoxicated, drunk, soused, smashed, plastered
Very informal casual, unceremonious, easygoing, simple
Very intelligent brainy, clever, bright, gifted, intellectual, astute
Very intense severe, extreme, fierce, overpowering, acute

Vocab
to raise a question
to adopt an idea
to make recommendations
to ask for / give / get advice
to make (major) decisions
to implement goals
to face problems
to make gains
Do we say - “in the meeting” or “at the meeting”
Both in and at get used interchangeably but they can have slightly
different meanings
Use at when referring to the meeting as a location.
She is at the meeting
she is attending the meeting (we do not know what her participation is)
I will be at the conference
I will be attending the conference
Use in when referring to the meeting as an action.
She is in a meeting.
she is taking an active part in a meeting
I will be in the conference
I am a participant/speaker at the conference

When referring to participation of a meeting, using at is more passive

than using in
The observer countries were at the Security Council meeting
obsever countries attended the Security Council meeting
Russia and China were in the Security Council meeting
Russia and China were a part of the Security Council meeting
Notice the possible difference between
She is in a meeting at the client's offices.
She is at a meeting in the client's offices.
they could have the exact same meaning, or the first could imply "she" is
being more active whereas the second may imply "she" is attending in a
supporting role.

• Butter milk is the liquid left behind after churning Butter out of
cream.
• Curd is obtained by coagulating milk by a process called
curdling.
• Concentrated form of fluid milk,twenty litres of whole milk are
needed to produce 1 kilogram of butter.
Well coming to the difference:
The difference between curd and buttermilk is dilution,adequate amount
of water is added to the curd in order to get a liquid called butter
milk,where it becomes less concentrated,Butter is a soft fatty food
stuff,made by the churning of milk,the liquid left over after producing
butter from full cream milk is called butter milk.
hours, Valdez said,
Modi patronisingly said that she was like his daughter, Priyanka was
furious. She said "Nobody should try to be my father.
Dogs must be kept on a lead.
A good way to work on your listening is by transcribing what you hear.
Transcribing means writing down the full text of a recording.

But when a bout of what I thought was the worst food poisoning I’d ever
had didn’t let up after two weeks, my husband pushed me to consult a
doctor.
if not identified or managed correctly, Coeliac disease can be a precursor
to cancer.
Here, he reconstructs the gripping events that had the world on the
edge of its seat, praying for a miracle to save a dozen soccer.
The porous limestone of the mountain allows the frequent drenching
monsoons to soak through, eroding underground fissures into cracks,
pockets, ledges and caves and creating passages.
Inside is a dark and deep netherworld where black crickets burrow under
rocks, entirely normal, save for the fact they have no eyes.
After soccer training, they ate snacks from a local kiosk — grilled pork
skewers with sticky rice, crisps and soft drinks — and then rode their
bikes to the cave.
he entrance was huge, the size of a hangar, but its walls quickly
funnelled in towards the first narrow passageway.
leaned their bikes against a handrail at the top of stairs cut into the
slippery wet dirt, exchanged their football boots for slip-on sandals and
continued.
The boys ventured on until they reached a T-junction in the cave and
turned left. Water was pooled here and some took off their sandals. The
route took them to a big chamber with a sandy bank, From there, they
eventually reached a flooded passage but with enough headroom for
them to swim through.
the boys were keen to push on, knowing they would earn some serious
bragging rights if they could walk right to the end — another four miles
ahead — and scrawl their names on the back wall.
Coach Ek tied a rope around his body, which the boys held onto, then,
holding his breath, dived into the water. He discovered the tunnel was
blocked by sand and stone; there was no way through. He gave two tugs
on the rope as a signal and the boys heaved him back.
they suddenly heard whistles and the faint muffled sounds of shouting.
They dug for a while longer, but it was no use. The water, sand and
stones had sealed their exit shut, trapping them.
They had found some discarded slip-on sandals along the way. He
paused to place his palms together in prayer at a shrine to Princess Nang
before surveying the scene.
Their standard scuba rigs were clumsy in the confined spaces, with the
air tanks and hoses on their backs in danger of being torn off or
becoming tangled. The torrent of water rushing through the cave could
rip off their masks.
They were putting their lives at great risk but bravely they battled on,
scraping and hacking underwater with shovels and by hand until they
forced a way through into a big chamber. smashed by the oncoming
water, they had no choice but to turn back. The current swept them back
along the rocky passageways and spat them out at the T-junction.
the torrent just pushed them away. He worked on, but to no avail. The
junction stayed blocked.
The SEALS continued to hack away at the underground obstructions but
stirred up the mud so much that the divers could only monitor their
wrist-mounted dive computers by pressing them right up against their
masks.
who every day swarmed up and down cliffs and caves on ropes to collect
small nests built by swifts.
They trekked to the top of the mountain to look for shafts and fissures,
then dropped down into them on ropes.
Ek shone his torch down to the bottom of the bank and they saw that the
water was rising more quickly than ever.
the sump they were considering wading through was sealed shut.
So when a bellboy was beckoned aside, handed a few dollar bills, and
asked to buy sufficient marijuana for the 100 guests.
handing out gift bags containing cannabis joints would add a ‘cool and
cheeky’ touch to the occasion.
A bacchanalian(bake-naliyen) fiesta lasting four days, during which
guests played raucous beach games and drank lashings of rum-punch.
However, foreign tourists were seldom, if ever, troubled by the police
for buying ‘ganja’

Pipe and Slippers

A person who is old before their time. Often used to describe someone
who marries young and is likely to be in bed before midnight on a
Saturday. He's at home watching Gardners' World. He's gone proper
Pipe and Slippers, nowadays.'

1. precursor
• (S)"My interest in geography was the precursor to my studies in
cartography."
• (W)"Thus, this example makes it clear that a university education acts
as a precursor to career growth."

2. catalyze
• (S)"The people I meet at business networking evenings in my city
often catalyze professional opportunities."
• (W) "Firstly, uniforms act as a catalyst for better classroom behaviour
among students."

3. linear
• (S) "My plans for the future are fairly linear. I'm completing my
undergraduate degree now and intend to follow this with a master's.
Education is, therefore, in my foreseeable future."
• (W T1) "The trend depicted between the months of February and June
shows linear growth from 20 XYZ to 75 XYZ."
• (W T2) "Thus, the progression from an educated background to a high
level of business success is often linear."

4. correlate
• (S)"Actually, the career progression of my sister positively correlates
with mine. After she left our hometown, she also experienced a
significant growth in employment opportunities."
• (W T1) "The rise in automobile prices in 2008 is negatively correlated
with automobile sales for the same year."

5. avenue
• (S) "My father encouraged me to study languages, and this has opened
up certain avenues for friendship I would not have otherwise had. For
example, I have several close Japanese-speaking friends."
• (W) "Firstly, studying a foreign language opens avenues for
employment. For instance, ..."

6. afford
• (S) "My university grades afforded me the opportunity to study
abroad."
• (W) "For example, the Chinese economic system has afforded the PRC
unprecedented financial growth over the past three decades."

7. actionable
• (S) "My university professor gave me several actionable pieces of
advice. But most noteworthy was his suggestion that I focus my studies
on North African history, as I was both interested in it and am of
Tunisian ancestry."
• (W) "Firstly, the actionable nature of the skills learned at university is
clear. For instance, humanities programs like philosophy, English
literature and history push students to exhibit logical progression in their
thinking and writing. As these organized thought patterns are often the
basis of success in business, it is clear that a link exists between the
skills learned at university and the ability one has to accomplish a
professional goal."

8. embody
• (S) "My father is an embodiment of a traditional military upbringing.
He does everything by routine."
• (W) "Firstly, technology in the classroom has undeniable links to
academic performance. The use of tablets in Korean classrooms
embodies this idea perfectly."

9. fortify
• (S) "I'm taking courses in the evening after work to fortify my
professional skills."
• (W) "Thus, the fact that successful attempts are being made by other
developing countries to replicate China's growth fortifies the argument
that the Chinese economic model is one that accelerates the elimination
of poverty in undeveloped nations."

12 English Idioms about Money and

So let’s look at 12 idioms in English about money and finances.
 • Balance the books
Our first idiom on the list is an accounting term that means “to close up
accounts at the end of an accounting period by bringing the totals of
their debit and credit sides into an agreement, and thus to determine the
profit or loss made during that period.”
For example: “Mary works in the accounting department, and at the end
of every month she has to balance the books.”
• Bring home the bacon
“to earn money in order to take care of one’s family.”
For example: Mary stays home and takes care of the children, and her
husband John brings home the bacon.
• Go Dutch
The expression “go Dutch” means that each person pays for himself
(usually at a restaurant). It is often used when a couple goes on a date.
For example: You paid for dinner last Saturday. This time let’s go
Dutch, okay?
• Gravy train
This idiomatic expression refers to employment. It means that a person
makes good money but doesn’t work very hard.
For example: Lucky Tim! His job is a real gravy train.
• Nest egg
I think that many of us have (or had) a nest egg. The expression refers to
money that is saved up for a special occasion or for retirement.
For example: I’ve been saving money for many years so I’ll have a nice
nest egg when I retire.
• Cook the books
This is said about a dishonest accountant or bookkeeper. It means “to
falsify information in accounting or financial records.”
For example: Steve was fired when the board of directors found out he
was cooking the books.
• Golden handshake
an employee – usually upper management– is laid off or retires early and
is given a large amount of money as severance pay.
For example: The MPI Company gave 50 of its employees the golden
handshake last week.
Infringing=It is infringing on his and his classmates' ability to learn - and
the school is taking action.
Cruz's latest misdemeanour. The phone calls have become a regular
occurrence, practically every other week, with other behavioural issues
in between.
Shelley apologises profusely to staff - as she has done on many
occasions.
She is having to be held down on her chair by deputy head teacher.
they must take a bespoke approach to helping each child.
He is able to apologise, reflect on what he's done,” says Shelley.
you may see a local farmer balancing a bamboo pole across his
shoulders, holding two wicker woven baskets full of freshly picked
vegetables, heading to the market.
Greens, such as spinach, mustard, fresh coriander, and garden cress are
neatly tied in small bundles and piled up in a beautiful way.
onions, and shallots are skillfully arranged in a wicker trays, or baskets
or in jute-burlap sacks. The villagers carefully hand-pick the green and
tender foliage from the jimbu plant.
Although they collect both flowering and non flowering parts of the
plant, they believe the best flavors come from buds that are not fully
opened. Nepalese have a remarkable fondness for this herb and they use
it as a tempering spice (jhanae masalaa) to flavor lentil dishes (daals),
stir-fried vegetables, salads, and pickles.
The aromatic herb also acts as flavoring agent for preserved pickles
(achaars). Traditionally, jimbu is fried in clarified butter (gheu) or
mustard oil (tori ko tel) to maximize its flavor and the infused oil is
poured into a prepared dish before serving.
In Kathmandu the spicing is milder and subtler. lentil stews, sun dried
vegetables, bamboo shoots, are more common in hilly areas. Tibetan
influence brings momo, the stuffed dumpling, fermented bamboo shoots
and such. I would say Nepali food is neither Indian nor Tibetan, but a
confluence of the two with a unique twist.
Many of the vegetables are cultivated, but also gathered in the wild such
as young fern tips, bamboo shoots, even nettle greens.
his hearty and filling dish is a nutrient powerhouse and is often eaten
with a dab of homemade butter, curried vegetables, or with various
pickles.
Only the young or immature luffa is used for cooking, once mature they
develop a sponge-like fibrous texture and becomes bitter.
In Nepal, goat curry symbolizes a celebratory meal.
The tender goat-meat is cooked with a generous amount of ginger-garlic
(pounded in a stone mortar-pestle), cumin-coriander, shallots, and
several other spices along with mustard oil to make this delicious
flavored spicy dish.
It resembles a long cucumber with a smooth green skin marked by fine
longitudinal lines. The young gourd is sweet with a delicate and
distinctive taste.
Made with dry-roasted-ground sesame seeds, and several fresh herbs and
spices.
Most popular and cherished dishes in Nepal.
They are bite-size dumplings made with a spoonful of stuffing wrapped
in dough.
An important component of all feasts and celebrations. Sel-roti
resembles a large thin puffed-up doughnut and has a crispy texture with
reddish brown color.
It is prepared by grinding soaked rice to create a thick batter. It is then
mixed with sugar, clarified butter, mashed banana, water, poured into
bubbling oil and deep-fried. It is a popular as a festive bread for many
different occasions.
They are light and spongy lentil patties that resemble small flat
pancakes. a delicious stew-like soup is prepared from a colorful array of
mixed sprouted beans.
Tomari is a delicious steamed bread with mouth-watering filling made
from a new harvest rice flour dough.
Yomari bread has a soft delicate texture with a bit of chewiness without
being sticky, and a perfect combination of sweet filling with a great
flavor.
Pumpkin Shoots are the young, uppermost tender shoots, tendrils,
leaves, and delicate stems from pumpkin plants. They are considered a
delicacy in Nepal. The shoots are harvested from the growing end of the
vine (the top 3 to 4 inches) by pinching off the tender ends. The plants
will put out a new shoot or growth after the vine has been harvested.
Excess water evaporates, and reduces to silky textured smooth paste like
consistency. It is then tempered with mustard oil, turmeric powder,
dried red chili and fenugreek seeds.
Fresh milk and live and active yogurt cultures (usually from a previous
batch).
khuwaa (thickened and concentrated milk products), rock sugar.
The mixture is cooked until it becomes a fudge-like consistency,
somewhat a little chewy, rich and sweet.
Cooking and stirring in a large, heavy-bottomed pan called karai.
You may want to do this in two batches if needed. Transfer the puree in
a bowl and reserve.
With a slotted spoon, transfer the gum to paper towels to drain and set
aside.
Tapari - is a lightly curved plate made by stitching several saal leaves
together with a fine bamboo sticks (sinka).
Removing fuzzy outer covering and fibers from all sides.
Before, such problems used to take 10 days to solve. The supercomputer
is currently being used for training and workshops.
The university will also form a working committee and steering
committee.The steering committee will include high level members that
will execute policy and work as a driving committee, he said.
Of the gifts of the value of Rs160 million, Zardari reportedly took away
items of Rs62 million value
Embedded/inlaid=a gold pen embedded with gems.a pair of gold cuff
links, a gold-chain rosary (tasbeeh) inlaid with precious gems, and a
gold ring. he total value of the gifts, assessed by an approved appraiser,
amounts to Rs6.35 million.A breakdown of the estimated value of the
gifts is as follows:
assuming office =Asif Ali Zardari is alleged to have set a record within a
year of assuming office by taking one-third of all expensive gifts
presented to all former presidents and prime ministers.

lapses ="There were lapses on the police side," he says.

window sill =A five-year-old girl was sitting on the window sill in the
kitchen in a hat, and T-shirt with no underwear.
as to whether / victim than perpetrator=A judgment will have to be made
as to whether she is more victim than perpetrator.”
chauffeured from =After being personally chauffeured from the airport
by the country’s prime minister, Imran Khan
aghast =They watched aghast as Mane left Neuer in no-man's land(An
unoccupied area) and looped the ball into the far corner.
Allusions/uluzhun= Passing reference or indirect mention "did you catch
that allusion?"
Almost a decade-and-a-half after a bitter separation.
trying to cut my teeth =Anyway, I was a fresh MBA trying to cut my
teeth in a typical Sales job which required more travelling than I could
handle.
Arbitrarily/trarly= in a random manner /All they do now is playing
arbitrarily and relying on individual talent.
in a far-flung corner / with the push of a finger =As a few hundred
Barcelona fans in a far-flung corner of the Santiago Bernabeu roared at
the final whistle, millions around the world celebrated with the push of a
finger.
staircase, on the terrace =As we got into the staircase, on the terrace, i
was stopped by the elder girl.
salvage the clothes =asks both her daughters and me to rush to the
terrace and salvage the clothes. It was three storeys up.
pledged to never coach/sworn, committed =boss is not the most popular
figure in this part of the city having previously pledged to never coach
his old club's fiercest rivals.
staged and choreographed =But porn is staged and choreographed.
yet made me =But what infuriated me and yet made me feel good was
yet to come.
caste or creed =Really wish my fellow Indians regardless of their caste
or creed had an opportunity to learn the roots of Hindu religion.
Coincided=concurred/ Happen simultaneously/be the same/ "The two
events coincided" "our views on this matter coincided"
embodiment =Cows are honoured by Hindus as selfless nourishers, and
the embodiment of the Hindu principle of non-violence.
wholly unrealistic =create wholly unrealistic expectations of them.
maligned caste= Dalits, India’s most maligned caste, are tasked with
disposing of dead cows.
keenness =Dhirubhai’s wife Kokilaben’s keenness that the brothers
patch up ..
Disparaging= derogative/belittling/derogatory / "She disparaged her
student's efforts" Express a negative opinion of "She picked at her
student's efforts"
divergence=While the divergence in fortunes of the two brothers since.
ideation =thinking, don’t have to waste time on the ideation of content to
be written.
Feted/ shunned by =honored, Previously feted in Western cities, MBS
was largely shunned by the West at the recent G20 summit in Buenos
Aires
craved high seems to outweigh =For example, you may know that
cocaine will increase your likelihood of a heart attack, but the ‘reward’
of the craved high seems to outweigh this.
an oil spill =French authorities quickly began to clean up an oil spill
caused as a result of the sinking.
Garlanding= Adorn with bands of flowers or leaves "They garlanded the
statue"
gravitas=dignity/ Formality in bearing and appearance, It doesn't help
that he has no gravitas as a person.
Groggily/ letting his guard down =Arjuna woke up groggily. He was
furious with himself for letting his guard down and letting Indra make
him unconscious.
Habituated=accustomed to, accustomed, used to, "She became
habituated to the background music"
batted away =He batted away questions over who would be staying and
would be going at the end of the season.
or else/...if not for =He has to do that needed to be done or else Madrid
would still behind Barca till date...if not for Mourinho.. People forget
things easily.
nerve =He just knows the nerve of an average Indian and knows what
sells well.
Responded/ broadside= he responded with a sarcastic broadside against
Pakistan, saying that a "pilot project had been completed" and "now we
have to make it real".
Unbuckled/ raised patriotic slogans =He unbuckled himself from his
parachute and raised patriotic slogans.
welling satisfaction/ piped up (shrieked/utter a shrill cry)= Come up, as
of a liquid /these lucky souls would not be able to contain their welling
satisfaction as they piped up: “I saw Pelé play.” "the currents well up";
"Tears well in her eyes"
vigilante groups, vijalatee/ escaping punishment/ inertia and complicity
by local officials =Hindu cow vigilante groups in India are escaping
punishment for lynching because of police inertia and complicity by
local officials, leaving the family of those affected without justice,
affectionate reference/ stocky build = His nickname at the club is Gordo
- 'fat'. It's an affectionate reference to his stocky build.
reciprocation =His zero reciprocation of Love makes me hate myself
even more. Moreover, he works sitting right in front of me in office.
hop on=bestride, get on, mount up/ wake up super early and are trying to
hop on some kind of productivity bandwagon.
hops up= Make more powerful "he souped up the old cars"
I also have got her sister placed in a good position and their parents are
also happy now.
I also have got her sister placed in a good position and their parents are
also happy now
Mania/ pigeonholed / cornucopia(plethora) of paraphilias(Abnormal
sexual activity) =I don’t believe my mania can be pigeonholed in one
simple dimension, I believe I have a cornucopia of paraphilias.
pre-meditated(tid)consider, deliberated, contemplated / a snowball effect
=I had not pre-meditated my revenge the moment I saw them kissing.
What happened was a snowball effect.
Flaunt=I have boobs and I like to flaunt.
suggested definitiveness, no understanding =I have no understanding for
the suggested definitiveness of this decision.
direct fit swap =I think it's a direct fit swap and you get all OE parts too .
toilet stalls/for the purpose= I use the ladies’ toilet stalls for the purpose.
happy-go-lucky =I was a happy-go-lucky teenage girl with the sweetest
boyfriend.
Imparting=channel, transmit, passing on/ "impart a new skill to the
students"
perpetrators of violence =In some areas, police have been reluctant to
arrest the perpetrators of violence - and much faster to prosecute people
accused of either consuming or trading in beef, he says.
incentive= motivational influence /bonus, Vasilyev who, according to
Mediapart, personally pocketed 10% of all profits on transfers during his
tenure – quite the incentive.
in a lather=Very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because
she doesn't think her job interview went well
incongruent= ≡discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent.
markedly lacking in consistency:/ It was so incongruent with what I was
doing on the outside.
grudging respect =Indra began to have a grudging respect for the two
warriors as he fought them.
inventory=stock/ The merchandise that a shop has on hand /Current
inventory at ports should be sufficient to support usage for one or two
months
brew tea / mug of boiling water / steep =It can also be used to brew tea.
Few leaves of this plant can be added to a mug of boiling water and
allowed to steep(sharp inclination/ Devote (oneself) fully to/ Let sit in a
liquid to extract a flavour or to cleanse/ "He steeped himself into his
studies") for a few minutes. The tea can be strained and consumed on an
empty stomach in the morning.
as to =about with regard to, concerning/in connection with, It is unclear
as to whether the money is in the form of a loan or an outright grant, or
is compensation for the deal fallling through. ..
unbeknown= it was her idea to steal my semen unbeknown to me.
overcast =It was the time of the monsoons. The sky was overcast.
Banter=Jones says he gets 'banter all the time
Shatter/ splintered=Jose Mourinho’s return to Real Madrid will shatter
an already splintered squad with several senior players saying privately
Burped/ At that very moment =Krishna ate that and burped in
satisfaction. At that very moment, all the Brahmans felt as if they had
eaten a vast meal.
Deduced= Krishna deduced that this was all part of Duryodhana's plan
to make the Pandavas miserable.
rallying and trying to keep up =Krishna was rallying and trying to keep
up with the fight as his friend was trying to pull himself up.
Lapses/retain=However, their Bangladeshi nationality and citizenship
lapses when they reach the age of 21, unless they make active efforts to
retain it.
leap on the bandwagon =leader writers and commentators agree with
each other and politicians leap on the bandwagon.
Mould/swiftly/ disparate group =Leonardo Jardim’s ability to swiftly
and repeatedly mould a disparate group into a winning team while also
developing younger players had been pivotal.
Liaise=arbitrate/ mediate/intermediate.
Furlough/as though(like, as if) =temporary leave/ Dismiss, usually for
economic reasons/ make it appear as though I could have been
conceived while her husband was home on furlough, and she put his
name on my birth certificate, "She was furloughed together with
hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
matter-of-fact=pragmatic/unrhetorical(ritorical/ not embellished, plainly,
poetical)/not imaginative/practical, "a matter-of-fact approach to the
problem" "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-
of-fact tones"
Modded= Modify from its original function, "it's the original game
modded to run on modern computers under larger resolutions"
Lingered= My eyes lingered for a moment and perhaphs a bit too long
but i got up and continued.
stay back day =Next day was a stay back day. I wanted to talk to her
about her husband. But couldn't gather courage.
credited =Ole ic credited with righting Jose's wrongs.
1. don’t hurt anyone's heart and take their curse,
2. keep your intentions clean and work with dedication.
3.And, if there are people working under you, give them their due for
their hard work.
opportune time/ putting out = But it had always rained at the opportune
time, putting out the fires.
Our family in it’s entirety(entIrity, totally, entirely) is pretty culturally
inclined, and I’m exactly the stereotypical modern Bengali girl you’d
expect to come out of a family like this.
Payloads/hastily(heystlee)= The front part of a guided missile /Payload
of hastily escaping Indian aircrafts fell in open.
Pernicious /chronicling (make a historical record )=deadly, Exceedingly
harmful ,There’s something particularly pernicious about the bragging of
a CEO chronicling their early starts. "glaucoma is a pernicious disease"
Dotted= Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs , pictures of the
powerful royal dotted the capital Islamabad.
pilot project= Activity planned as a test or trial "they funded a pilot
project in six states"
plausible =When you locate the correct section in the reading text, there
will appear to be two or three plausible correct answers.
Pledged=boss is not the most popular figure in this part of the city
having previously pledged to never coach his old club's fiercest rivals.
pony up=cough up, Give reluctantly "He ponied up some money for his
children's tuition"
Preceded= Come before "Stone tools precede bronze tools" Furnish with
a preface or introduction "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
pressing things =You might think there were more pressing things to be
getting on with – flying the planes, for instance – but there is,
apparently, always an opportunity to shame female passengers over their
outfit choices.
purposely
putting out= To cause inconvenience or discomfort to/ Be sexually
active/ Administer an anaesthetic drug to "The patient must be put out
before the operation" "She is supposed to put out" "the bee put out its
sting" "He put out the same for seven managers"
rapprochement=reconciliation/ followed in the last few years by a thaw
in relations and a ..
recast=reforge, remodel, (performing arts) cast again, in a different role
"She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state"
redressed=compensated, make reparations or amends for, But Mourinho
has redressed their relationship. He said: 'There were some episodes
along the road. I can only speak by myself.
Slick=French authorities are now working to clean up the oil slick after
the vessel's 2,200 tons of heavy fuel seeped into the water
Shah Rukh had not even gone home to meet Gauri by then, as he wanted
to take our blessings before he went home, as it was his first award, that
too, Filmfare.
Embolism=Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or
air bubble or other particle)/She died of an embolism, but it looked like
drugs to the coroner,' Russo said on her death.
flight of stairs =she goes down a flight of stairs.
vulnerable / groomed/ recruiters= she was a vulnerable child when
groomed at her computer by evil recruiters” and thereafter
“indoctrinated by jihadists in Syria”
condescending remarks=She was criticised for her condescending
remarks insulting an entire community.
in the wake of the=She was speaking in the wake of the shock
announcement by Donald Trump that 2,000 US troops.
Blurt out=she was traumatised and wanted someone to blurt out to ease
her self.
Shorn=sheared, Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with
shears or clippers "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"
"unshorn sheep"; "a grizzly unshorn beard"
tips up/crib =short mom tips up while putting baby in the crib.
slept off= Get rid of by sleeping "sleep off a hangover"
slumping =slumping his head forward with his eyes closed while the
aircraft was mid-flight.
Smack= Deliver a hard blow to, An enthusiastic kiss, "he ran smack into
the pole" Directly
Smack/smack of=hit hard/ Have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism" "The teacher smacked the student who
had misbehaved"
sounded out=say, said, Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions,
/Washington sounded out Tokyo over the possibility of nominating
Trump for the prize after his landmark summit with North Korean
leader/ "I have to sound out the new professor"
spindly= Long and lean, Her body had filled out, from being a skinny,
spindly teen with braces, to a curvy, reddish blonde with a killer smile.
strong-arm=bossy, brow beat, Use physical force against, "Her big
brother always strong-armed her when she was young"
Subject=The UN security council has been asked to subject(Make
accountable for) Masood Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms
embargo.
take a leave= "leave of absence
taken on=challenge/ Admit into a group /Ramos has already taken on
President Florentino Perez over plans to bring him back.
At the edge of te forest=The asuras then saw the two warriors at the edge
of the forest protecting the fire.
Reclaim=the bandits took away "many cows" but the vigilantes fought
them to try to reclaim the stolen herd.
head scratcher =The biggest head scratcher for a club that has punched
far above its weight in recent years and succeeded on so many fronts,
was hiring Henry.
Deterrant=The club are going have to take a huge punishment for this to
act as a deterrent in the future .
conscientious /konseenshus=carefulThe conscientious citizens of
Philadelphia continue to put their pizza boxes, plastic bottles, yoghurt
containers and other items into recycling bins.
earmarked for = Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
/The dilemma with what to do with items earmarked for recycling is
playing out across the US.
everyday viewing.= the easy accessibility of porn has turned extreme
sexual practices into everyday viewing.
Smell, smelt=having bad odour, Have an element suggestive/ The place
which smelt of thunder and lighting was now all gone. "He rarely
washes, and he smells" "this passage smells of plagiarism"
atone=make amend, "atone one's sins"
perfectly weighted (weytid)=The winger missed a hat-full of chances the
worse of which came when Casemiro sent him through the middle with
a perfectly weighted pass.
Good stead=their performances under Solari puts them in good stead for
game time under the new boss.
a lot of trials and errors/ hit the jackpot / an empowering journey / taunts
of society =there are a lot of trials and errors that happen before you hit
the jackpot. Although it is an empowering journey--especially when you
are dealing with the taunts of society--it is not an easy one.
Aghast/ in no-man's land / looped =They watched aghast as Mane left
Neuer in no-man's land and looped the ball into the far corner.
Or otherwise= used to refer to something that is different from
something already mentioned, Intentionally or otherwise, they
never told her about the party. /they’re not keen on or otherwise be
labelled frigid or lose their relationships.
a figment of my imagination / unadulterated truth/ to reminisce =This is
not a figment of my imagination, its the unadulterated truth and I hope
one day, i meet her again, not to make love, but just to reminisce.
cornered by =This is the time when I was cornered by my dad's old
friends, who offered me a living in exchange for my body.
venturing out/ looming larger= Those venturing out can expect to see the
moon looming larger than usual in the night sky.
To the tune of= in the approximate amount mentioned:,According to
MPCD, they had defrauded people to the tune of around Rs 1.4 million.
A telecommunications company funded the event to the tune of several
million dollars.
a patchwork of other places =Today, drinking milk is common practice
in northern Europe, North America, and a patchwork of other places.
trotted out=uncovered, inveiled, Bring out and show for inspection and
admiration ,It was trotted out a few times during broadcasts, but the
insubordination(Defiance of authority) told the real story. "always able
to trot out some new excuse"
Venial=pardonable, excusable, "a venial error"
veracity=truth, accuracy, had asked its ambassador in Beijing “to
urgently clarify their veracity”.
vigilantes /vijalantee, reclaim= Someone who punishes perceived
lawbreakers themself rather relying on the authorities /the bandits took
away "many cows" but the vigilantes fought them to try to reclaim the
stolen herd.
we want him to stay at this club if that is what he desires, but we want
to start now working towards a new golden era.
Well, this would not bother me as long as she only visits us once in 5
years. (touchwood)
gale of wind =when a particularly violent gale of wind crashed into him
and he fell unconscious.
a fly on the wall =When it came to my wife, her mother and her sister, I
just wanted to be there but not really be there like a fly on the wall.
emancipate = Give equal rights to; of women and minorities , When the
Pill was introduced in the Sixties, one of the things it did was
emancipate women — they could finally have sex just for pleasure.
Wilted= Become limp "The flowers wilted" "My opponent was wilting"
"The old woman limps down to the store every day"
winding down=Become quiet or calm, Lower a window to open it, e.g.
in a car"After the fight both men need to wind down."
as the saying goes =With the good, as the saying goes, you also have to
take the bad, and the likes of Bale,
pressing things =You might think there were more pressing things to be
getting on with – flying the planes, for instance – but there is,
apparently, always an opportunity to shame female passengers over their
outfit choices.
yet another adj=(one more, an additional)Lionel Messi scored yet
another hat-trick on Sunday, this time away from home against Real
Betis. on one side, on another, on yet another...
transcends =exceeds /goes past/Be superior or better than some standard,
Valverde admitted the brilliance of Lionel Messi transcends club
rivalries after the Argentina superstar received a standing ovation from
Real Betis fans.
Mbappe could have made the scoreline more emphatic but he saw an
injury-time penalty saved by back-up keeper Yohann Pele.
but there is hope for the Premier League club yet.
Yet= (now, at this time) Are we there yet?
Yet=also, in addition, I have yet another mosquito bite.
Yet=so far, she isn’t here yet
Yet=literary (still more)
Yet=stil, though , but, I like it, yet it could be improved./ its lightweight,
yet very strong
Yet= eventually/ They will yet come to realise that you are correct.

as yet adv (so far) = as yet, I haven't had anything published, but I
still consider myself a writer.
better yet adv (even better) =You could help us with the cooking, or
better yet, why don't you set the table?
it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet expr UK, informal (situation may change)
not yet adv= (not thus far) I am not yet fluent in Spanish.
yet again adv (once more, another time) I cannot believe that you
arrived late yet again! He came, yet again, with more futile arguments.
yet still expr (even so)=Miranda says she eats a gluten-free diet; yet
still, I saw her eating a bagel yesterday.

reckon that = (think, guess) =

reckon [sth]⇒ =estimate [sth]/(calculate, count) Ian reckoned ten
boats in the harbour.
Compound Forms:
reckon on =count on, rely on) Brian hoped that he could reckon on
his wife's support.
reckon with [sb/sth] (take account of [sth/sb]Emily was surprised how
many small difficulties she had to reckon with as a new mother.
reckon without [sb/sth] (fail to take account of [sth])=ony thought taking
Nathan's lunch money would be easy, but he had reckoned without
Nathan's older brother who was watching from the other side of the
playground.
Synonymes: compute, consider, figure, calculate, enumerate, more...
Collocations: is reckoned among the [best, leading] experts, (he is)
reckoned as [an expert, a contender, a leading light], reckon with [bad
weather, a high turnout, such poor conditions], more...

That's girls for you/I reckon I kind of can't..

We reckon as many species as there were...
Woe to you, Let him who hath understanding reckon the number
You chose what each must reckon with
reckoning n= reclad (estimation, assessment) By my reckoning we still
owe the bank money.
echoed around =The chant of 'Messi, Messi' echoed around the stadium
small contingent of =only Barcelona's small contingent of travelling
supporters paying homage to the Argentinian.
speed bump on the straight flat road =as Barcelona cruised over this
potential speed bump on the straight flat road that will surely now lead to
the title.
awarded a debatable foul on the edge of the Betis area.
Suarez leaves several Real Betis players on the ground on his way to
scoring Barcelona's third goal
But, as if with eyes in the back of his head, he knew where Messi was and
he played the ball to him
in pursuit, scampered on/ sent the ball past =Messi, with three green and
white shirts in pursuit, scampered on to it and sent the ball past Lopez to
make it 2-0.
dodger /=Messi, the artful dodger(A shifty deceptive person) – as Terry
Venables once called him – picked the midfielder's pocket and Betis were
back under pressure/ o steal small objects, esp. money, from someone's
pockets or bag:
served as the template / at the crack of dawn=It served as the template for
England's St. George's Park./ who reportedly arrived for international
duty at the crack of dawn.
quietly / regaining strength/ take all the hit/ reconstitute themselves =
“In fact, al-Qaida has been quietly growing, regaining strength, letting
ISIS take all the hits while they quietly reconstitute themselves,” he
added.
Pick pocket=One of the kids tried to pick my pocket.
plunging =whose low shot is well held by the plunging Pau Lopez.
Flattened/ cruising = that second goal just before the break flattened
them. Barcelona have been cruising since then.
As an addendum =“As an addendum, in Suarez’s first year he ‘only’
scored 16 league goals and 7 in Europe.
the latter =Betis substitutes Diego Lainez and Loren Moron combined
with the latter scoring to make it 3-1.
picked up a knock =With Suarez, who picked up a late ankle knock and
could barely walk on the final whistle,
They really could have kept that Neymar money in the bank two years
ago.

Requisite/ interest thereon/ in compliance of= The requisite(Necessary for

relief or supply) payment of Rs 550 crore and interest thereon(on that/on
it) to Ericsson has been completed today in compliance of the judgment of
the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

starving for / a far cry from/ doddering/ inventory = coal-fired power

stations in the country is starving for fueel, a far cry from 2014 when 66%
of the units monitored by t the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) were
doddering(Mentally or physically infirm with age "his mother was
doddering and frail") due to critical coal inventory(The merchandise that a
shop has on hand/ A collection of resources).

coordinated and sustained push /under his watch=as a result of a

coordinated and sustained push by the coal and railway ministries under
Piyush Goyal’s watch ..
strengthen the case / hold states accountable for ensuring =Comfortable
fuel stock at power plants ahead of summer leave .. will strengthen the
case to hold states accountable for ensuring 24X7 supplies

stood behind /rowed=who was stood behind the fan that rowed with
Neymar.
walking up the steps
bequeathed =Woodward and Mourinho have bequeathed him a
desperately poor squad.
surfed the wave of relief =Solskjaer surfed the wave of relief at the club
when Mourinho left
light years= looked light years behind Manchester City
Manchester United were 11 points off the top four when Jose Mourinho
was sacked ,Now they are just three points adrift.
unpalatably= still find it unpalatably hard to get managerial jobs in the
top four divisions,
I voted for him because of the leap forward he has taken
could it not have been a night of furious passions and impossible
tension?
in prospect, sis weeks ago ,looked like being the biggest obstacle
between Manchester City and retaining the league title.
but I want to put that all aside now, given the importance of the match
tomorrow
phantom=he was struck off the register for inventing ‘phantom’
employees to enable him to work more hours in contravention of EU
legislation.
languishing =He is currently languishing in a prison in north-eastern
Syria.
credence =And one stat appears to give credence to those arguments that
Pogba isn't pulling his weight.
tailed off =his form tailed off after a renaissance when Solskjaer took the
interim managerial position.
consolidate / stemming =noting that Russia will seek to 'consolidate the
positive trends' stemming from Trump's meetings with Kim.
botched =But he is believed to have botched his attempt to detonate his
bomb
withdrawn and intense/ descended into =but became increasingly
withdrawn and intense as he descended into extremism.
team': Fans up in arms after Pogba is included in PFA Team of the Year
shot down / off the hook =but found himself quickly shot down by
former team-mate Keane who was in no mood to let United's current
stars off the hook.
sloppy ='City in the first half an hour was as sloppy as I've seen them
differing levels =Roy Keane and Gary Neville had differing levels of
sympathy when it came to analysing
sparsely attended =at a sparsely attended Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
frequented by =who is understood to have blown himself up at a hotel
frequented by foreigners in the atrocity.
sauntering =The terrorist can be seen sauntering towards St Sebastian's
Church in Negombo while wearing a large backpack
Utmost= Highest in extent or degree "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost
degree"
fortnight= is now facing a fortnight on the sidelines.
The knock-on effect =The knock-on effect of that is just as profound as
the naked over-spend on Sanchez.
flummoxed at the convoluted =Mourinho became flummoxed at the
convoluted scouting process installed as part of a previous rebuilding job
flabby one to solid =the main karakattwa of Mars is needed to shape
them from flabby one to solid form.
at loggerheads =Pyongyang and Washington have been at loggerheads
since the collapse of a summit
fever pitch =as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang reached
fever pitch. ,a state of extreme excitement. "the football crowd was at
fever pitch"
spawn=The highly successful film franchise went on to spawn three
sequels including Golmaal Returns
bajrang ban twice a day for asth
than it would otherwise= “who would under different
circumstances” or “in another way” or “alternatively”
For example: The competent opponent, who would
OTHERWISE have been an excellent candidate, has been
seriously ill . Substitute the word: “alternatively” . . . The
competent opponent, who would ALTERNATIVELY have
been an excellent candidate, has been seriously ill.
pile all the bricks /mason(mayson, craftsman who works with stone or
brick)=, You can pile all the bricks you want at the work site, but unless
you have masons to put them in place, no construction takes place.
Osteoclasts get ahead of osteoblasts when there is a hormonal imbalance
she eats 5 prunes a day because her friend had read that prunes were
excellent way to combat the disease.
Osteopenia= Medical condition of having low bone density, but not low
enough to be considered osteoporosis.
edging closer =Naymer is edging closer for full fitness as he flick his
dads ear.
gearing up =who is gearing up for Chelsea's Premier League encounter
at home to West Ham.
stocked up =we have in fact stocked up so much of remedies.
encountered/ elsewhere than =Sterling has encountered problems
elsewhere than in Italy, right?"
naysayers =with negative attidude, It was a night of significance, an
opportunity Guardiola grasped to quieten the naysayers who claim the
Catalan is slowing Foden's development.
temerity (tametitee)/ preceding 85 minutes =audacity, Having the
temerity to silently celebrate scoring his side's second goal in front of
those who had spent the preceding 85 minutes abusing him.
Emulate= I wanted to emulate him on screen rather than mimicking him.
Manu hitting the stride after several week first time/de gea drop clanger
which gifted Chelsea a goal/a string of errors in recent matches has
buried their hopes of staying in cl/ his form has fallen off a cliff in recent
weeks/ Manu dreams of Cl was dashed at cam Nou//there will be plenty
of coming and going this summer/with just one year left In his contract
De Gea poses perplexing puzzle/

Upstarts=arrogant or presumptuous person, A person who has suddenly

risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of
others in that class/the semi-final between two upstarts is held on.
Never adhered to the belief that
credible= believable, incredible (ant, unbelievable) I am an individual
who has a credible body of work over the last 18 years.
Tearaway= haste and lack of thought "a tearaway decision"
Caulked/koked= Seal with caulking "caulk the window"
apt to=inclines, liable, clever, pertinence, naturally disposed toward "an
apt reply" "he is apt to lose" "he is apt to ignore matters he considers
unimportant"
lapse back =And Johnson's seeming willingness to lapse back into his
pre-prison lifestyle
drove him ='father David drove him from prison in a blacked-out
Mercedes.
nailbiting ,bI/'nutters =tense/ suspense, Johnson endured a nailbiting
final week in prison as he feared that he would be attacked by 'nutters.
Chucked= he chucked mini footballs for his two cockapoos to chase on
Sunday.
flaunting his freedom =has been accused of flaunting his freedom after
being spotted boasting a luxury Richard Mille wristwatch in a park near
his £2million mansion
playing fetch /come under fire=Adam Johnson has come under fire for
flashing a £100,000 watch while playing fetch with his dogs
rock up=arrive; turn up."they rocked up at about 2.00 p.m" Actually
means to arrive without any prior planning, or specific materials.
ruck up= Become wrinkled or drawn together.
Ruck= Become wrinkled or drawn together, herd, crowd, "his brilliance
raised him above the ruck" "her lips rucked" "her lips puckered"
spare/laying around=Barcelona have a spare £150m laying around,
maybe they can take him!'
would rather= In a preferred way, instead, "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
he told Ronaldinho during a clash: 'I would rather you come at me and
dribble past me properly.
To some (great or small) extent "He's rather good at playing the
cello" "rather tasty"
Personified/ sweeping =embodied, represent as character, Raj
personified the new age lover boy sweeping girls off their feet.
Sweeping=extending, covering, winning, wiping, Collect or move dirt
by moving a brush, hand, etc. in contact with a surface, "Sweep the
crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in
combination "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the
river" "A gasp swept cross the audience" "The diva swept into the
room"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
Ignoring distinctions "sweeping generalizations"
Force into some kind of situation, condition "They were
swept up by the events"
Win an overwhelming victory in or on "Her new show dog
swept all championships"

I Think’ सीखो 40 Smart English Phrases

Phrases :
1. It looks like
2. Perhaps
3. I'd say
4. If I had to take a guess
5. Maybe
6. Chances are
7. It's difficult to say
8. I'm not really sure
I am not really sure, but I think this is the best English learning channel I
have ever come across.
It looks like you are an amazing teacher.
Chances are your Channel will grow very fast in future
I'd (i + would) say it's must be 5 am Maybe something is better than
nothing
If i had to take a guess that Learnex is the best channel to learn English
through hindi

Hex/exorcise/ yet another=Barcelona’s talisman broke a personal hex

and exorcised last year’s demons with yet another mesmerising big-
game display.
thorn to be pulled =Rome was a thorn to be pulled from their side.
at the very least =As a Man Utd fan, I’m glad that, at the very least, we
were finally destroyed by someone as beautiful as Messi.
utterly deflated / scything down =they just seemed utterly deflated and
their midfield was reduced to scything down Arthur, Rakitic, and
Busquets
metaphor =their continued presence is a metaphor for the way that the
side once feared across the nation.
a tide of new signings =The manager said heading into this weekend that
he did not needs a tide of new signings this summer
Bequest=a gift of personal property by will, legacy, inheritance, if your
golf loving grandfather leaves you all his wealth through his will, the
money will be said to be a bequest from him to you. But it will not be
polite for you to request a bequest right now.
Distend/ attendant =The tire on the rear wheel of my car started to
distend alarmingly as the attendant at the service center carelessly
pumped more and more air into it.
Efface/ vandals/patronage =erase, obliterate, wip off/ ruiners/ The
vandals, effaced the fine art work inside the walls of the palace and fort
that were created under the patronage of the art loving king of the south.
Sardonic= उपह सपर्ू ,व even his friends found him sardonic; he could not
discuss anything without mocking it / he could say one or two nice
things.
Sentient= Consciously perceiving "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a
boy so sentient of his surroundings"
Ebullient=On 2nd April of this year, the Indian Cricket team became
world champion after beating Sri Lanka in front of an ebullient crowd at
the Wankhede Stadium in Mumba
Mendacious/ defendant = झठू The jury was able to see through the
mendacious witness that the lawyer of the defendant had presented
Prosaic=स म न्य His description of the war was so prosaic that it was hard
for his listeners to believe that any of the soldiers were wounded or any of
the buildings were destructed.
Euphemism=तशष्टोतक्त Often, when talking about the death of someone close,
instead of saying so directly we often convey it through a euphemism such
as passed away or is no more.
Ethereal=अलौतकक The ethereal music that we heard and admired turned out
to be not angels plucking on their harps(dwelling on same thing, mouth
harmonics) but the wind blowing past the dish antennas on the roof of our
house.
Epitome=तनचोड़ तनचोड़The first page of the new novel is the epitome of the
entire book; I could read it and understand what the author would say in
the remainder of the story.
Sublime/ pondering =तवस्मयक री My friend is a sublime thinker; after
pondering a difficult problem for just a few minutes, he would arrive at a
concise and elegant solution.
Unconscionable/ unattended car/ an unconscionable act =अतववेकपर्ू L
व eaving
a child alone in an unattended car is not only an unconscionable act, it is
also very dangerous.
Turpitude=भ्रष्टत The new employee was fired from his job within a week of
his starting due to an act of turpitude; he was caught stealing from the
company's store.
Trepidation=कांपकांपीThe nursery students were filled with trepidation when
they saw the older children in their school dressed in scary Harry Potter
costumes.
Touchstone=कसौटीThe size of a pupil's vocabulary can be a useful
touchstone for judging the quality of his or her education and intelligence.
Tirade/tIred=तनदां During the parent teacher meeting, the head of the parents
association launched into a tirade against the sale of sweetened soft-drinks
in the school cafeteria.
Urbane=ससु स्ां कृ तMany of the new magazines and television programs are far
too urbane to appeal to a wide audience that resides outside of the big
cities in India.
Incessant=अनवरतThe noise from the city streets near my house was
incessant; there always seemed to be a fire engine or police car screaming
by.
Imperial=शहशां हीEven though England's imperial days are over, there is
ample testimony to their royal ways of life in the hill stations they created
across India.
Chronic=दीर्वक तलक
Bucolic=ग्र मीर्The changing of autumn leaves, distant views, and horses
grazing in the green meadows are examples of bucolic splendor in the
remote areas of north eastern America.
Usurp=हड़पन The nephew of the founder of the company was so scheming
that that he usurped the control of the entire company when the founder
was away for just a few days.
Vacillate=तहचतकच न We invited our new neighbours for watching the world
cup final but they vacillated for so long about being able to join us that we
decided to not invite them in future.
Tantamount=बर बर Waving a banner of the visiting team will be tantamount
to shooting yourself in the foot; it will not be surprising if the thousands of
fans of the home team scare you out of the stadium.
Flout=उल्लर्ां न करन The youthful driver flouted all traffic laws and drove
through red lights, knocked down pedestrians and finally stopped only to
buy more alcohol.
Covenant=प्रततज्ञ पत्र After losing lot of young men without any conclusive
victory for either side, the warring tribes made a covenant in which they
agreed not to fight each other anymore.
Extol=सर हन The rich man extolled the boy who returned his gold Rolex
watch and then rewarded him with a heartfelt handshake.
Myopia=अदरू दतशवत The workers were very dissatisfied and inflamed by
management's myopia on the subject of wages for union members who
have been working in the factory for many years.
Loquacious=ब तनू ी My friend is so loquacious that when I am talking to her
on the phone, I can put down the receive and finish some work and she
does not realize while she is still talking.
Litigate=अद लत में ज न When the company was unable to succeed in stopping
the piracy of its products, the only option it had left was to litigate its case
in the court.
Didactic=तशक्ष प्रद Our priest's discourse was always didactic. He never said
anything
that did not seem to teach a moral lesson.
Mellifluous=मधरु Anoushka Shankar's sitar performance was mellifluous;
the notes played beautifully and smoothly delighting the audience by the
superb performance.
Penitent=पश्च त्त पी The two workers tried to sound penitent in front of the
police officer,
Desiccate=सखु न Our priest's discourse was always didactic. He never said
anything that did not seem to teach a moral lesson.
I Think’ 40 Smart English Phrases
1. It looks like
2. Perhaps
3. I'd say
4. If I had to take a guess
5. Maybe
6. Chances are
7. It's difficult to say
8. I'm not really sure
I am not really sure, but I think this is the best English learning channel I
have ever come across.
It looks like you are an amazing teacher.
Chances are your Channel will grow very fast in future
I'd (i + would) say it's must be 5 am Maybe something is better than
nothing
If i had to take a guess that Learnex is the best channel to learn English
through hindi

Hex/exorcise/ yet another=Barcelona’s talisman broke a personal hex

and exorcised last year’s demons with yet another mesmerising big-
game display.
Rome was a thorn to be pulled from their side.
at the very least =As a Man Utd fan, I’m glad that, at the very least, we
were finally destroyed by someone as beautiful as Messi.
seemed utterly deflated =they just seemed utterly deflated and their
midfield was reduced to scything down.
metaphor =their continued presence is a metaphor for the way that the side
once feared across the nation have become so terribly average.
needs a tide of =The manager said heading into this weekend that he did
not needs a tide of new signings this summer
writ large = more obvious or prominent , It was writ large in the
apathetic displays of their over-paid players.
endeavour, effort or passion/ shell masquerading =Talent without
endeavour, effort or passion is a shell masquerading as a world class
player.
world class player.
The apathy =The apathy, lack of effort or respect was apparent.
one-off/ at the very least =The problem is, Liverpool's incredible season
was a one-off; it's difficult to see them repeating it, or at the very least
they haven't yet had the chance to prove they can, thus leaving no
evidence to show they will.
at the most= Not more than "spend at the most $20 on the lunch"
under-funding/ hollowed out = Remove the interior of / "hollow out a
tree trunk" /However, decades of neglect and under-funding have
hollowed out India's military to the point where Mr Modi cannot rely on
its capability to punish Pakistan swiftly and relatively bloodlessly," he
says.
spin-out=Prolong or extend, the deal for its spin-out firm could
transform diabetes treatment".spin out a visit"
done by using resources at hand effectively i.e. using the land, rainfall,
seeds, and tillage methods to produce what nature offers. are used to till
the land, select and plant seeds, protect plants from competing plants and
animals and gather the harvest. depends primarily on the natural fertility
of the soils, skillful care, and on the climate. Initially the productivity is
less, as producers are isolated from the access to market and outsider
investor. But after access to market and outsider investor, their
productivity tends to grow slowly.
replenishes the soil/Prevents the reliance on one type of "staple"
crop/does not uses soil enrichment products and technology/Nepal is
seasonal and weather dependent

petered out=Use up all one's strength and energy, End weakly"At the
end of the march, I petered out""The music just petered out--there was
no proper ending"
Farming in Nepal is seasonal and weather dependent, the basic farming
is a cycle of paddy and wheat production which is always affected by
various natural and manual causes like drought, excess rain, lack of
seeds and labor.
hills and the Himalayan region where bad terrain and steep land is a
hindrance for better productivity. Agriculture was never taken as an
entrepreneurship due to lack of modern way of farming.
Completed a clean sweep of the title, also a clean sweep of investigation
ongoing. They reeled of 14 straight victories/ are not the big pictures
/win one-off matches, but this occasion cream has risen to the top/
difficult to acclimatize rigor of this football environment/ the
punishment is looming large/ no one can lay a glove on them at home
front.
Manchester City continue to turn the screw, while Pep looks bashful on
the sideline.
Mite= pinch, A slight but appreciable amount "this dish could use a mite
of garlic"
thumbing = Look through a book /The BBC commentary crew have
been thumbing through the history books.
Thumbing=Travel by getting free rides from motorists/ Feel or handle
with the fingers "thumb the binding of the book" "You can, of course,
thumb anywhere that there are cars and traffic"
Whatever I go don’t smell around me.
Penny for Sergio Aguero’s thoughts on that City bench...
penny for your thoughts =Used to inquire into the thoughts and feelings
of another - usually used when the person appears pensive or conflicted/
"Come, a penny for your thoughts"
paramount= Having superior power and influence "the paramount mood
among policy-makers is optimism"
spic and span =engine area looks super clean and spic and span.
make light =Atkinson, attempting to make light of three dispiriting
defeats in eight days ahead of the March final.
sticking point =A point at which an impasse arises in progress toward a
goal/it is unclear whether his ban will prove a sticking point.
leach out =like when kept in a car on a sunny day, chemicals can leach
out from the bottle and contaminate water.
long overdue =I'm disappointed that an outstanding effort from the Reds
didn't ends up with the long overdue league title.
resourced =Provide with or obtain resources /Guardiola may decide
central midfield is adequately resourced.
for large swathes , swedh, swadh=Kevin De Bruyne hoping to be
available for all of next season after being absent for large swathes of
this on.
all stood by =When my brother came up with an idea to fulfil his son's
wish, we all stood by him.
firm up / sag =It will only firm up. Lack of exercise it will sag.
fuller and perkier =breasts appear fuller and perkier.
wistfully =Showing pensive sadness /incent Kompany looks on wistfully
from a pitchside-flower bed during training on Tuesday
upturn/ subsided = Turn something up; United enjoyed an incredible
upturn in results, but their new-manager bounce soon subsided and they
finished the season in dreadful form.
offered a definitive(difinative) analysis / hindering =Mourinho offered a
definitive analysis about the deep-rooted issues which are hindering
United's progress.
score unhindered/ restore parity/ in the wake of =Bielsa instructed his
players to allow Villa to score unhindered in order to restore parity in
the wake of the perceived injustice and the game finished a draw.
sought out= sought out a meeting with the now Leeds United boss
before taking charge of Barcelona back in 2008.
go back to the drawing board/unseat =but after the Champions League
final he will go back to the drawing board to figure out just how he can
unseat the Catalan.
on the eve of= had to spontaneously return to Spain due to personal
problems on the eve of his side's encounter with Malta.
stencils =Even if you're bad at drawing, you can draw animals with the
help of animal stencils. And these are easily available in the market.
more efficacious/afikesus =efficient(ifi); Is reciting the mantra (or
anyone for that matter) without lip movement more efficacious than
chanting it aloud?
Read/ recite lyrics/gets attuned to/less diversion= since we have to read
the lyrics or recite it again and again, our mind gets attuned to it and so
there is less diversion.
thoughts pouring in =when the mind has other thoughts pouring in for
those of us who think of politics at work place or fight.
adventurism = rashness; He called for an investigation into the attacks
and spoke of “adventurism” / Recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
/by foreign players to disrupt maritime(relating to sea/ coastel) security.
Unbeknownst to you, your brain cells will also miss the critical care they
need to be healthy,
The as-yet untitled film
On the work front, Kartik has been busy shooting for Imtiaz Ali's sequel
to Love Aaj Kal,
steely determination=has been described by one source as the tensest
atmosphere they had ever witnessed before a match. Turns out it was
not nerves, it was steely determination.
clean up =he is also attempting to clean up his act off the pitch.
at opportune moments =right, good, timely ; whose arm around the
shoulder brings comfort at opportune moments.
fosters /sustain=Not every club fosters this atmosphere and fewer
manage to sustain it.
Sullenness=dropped from the squad completely after poor performances
in training and general sullenness.
Morose= Showing a brooding ill humour "a morose and unsociable
manner"
courtesy =free, done as a polite gesture; "courtesy tickets" / "We paid a
courtesy visit to the new neighbours" /Arsenal finished fifth
courtesy(done as a polite gesture/free) of a win against Burnley.
by a solitary point =Manchester City wrapped up the Premier League
title while Liverpool missed out by a solitary point on the final weekend.
take on =They take on Watford at Wembley next weekend in the FA
Cup final,
odds-on = Having a better, City are the odds-on favourites to win the
Premier League again next season,
breathing down their necks =They've dealt with Liverpool breathing
down their necks all season.
Two titles so far and hopefully we get three.
effusive in his praise =Raheem Sterling was also effusive in his praise of
Guardiola.
hardest and most draining / by far =This was by far the hardest and
most draining,' Vincent Kompany said
stairway =walking down a stairway.
The trek runs for 50km (31 miles) and people usually complete it over
the course of five days.
journeying through =It crosses Bhutan's most uninhabited region,
journeying through high altitude meadows, alpine lakes and mountains
passes.
A hiker admires the view while undertaking the Nub Tsho Na Pata trek
bespoke = custom-made, Be a signal for /an in-country firm supported
by Prince x that arranges bespoke tours and supports local economies/
"We originated the plan of selling bespoke boots and shoes direct from
the factory" "These symptoms bespeak a serious illness"
stemming /two-month bans, respectively, earlier in the week for
undisclosed reasons stemming from transfer improprieties(prItij).
feel full/ hunger pangs subside =Chapatis make you feel full for longer
and the hunger pangs subside by a lot.
A fad diet =A fad diet is a diet that is popular for a time, similar to fads
in fashion. Fad diets usually promise rapid weight loss or other health
advantages, such as longer life.
Rahul filed a three-page affidavit rendering unconditional apology and
requesting the top court to close the contempt. proceedings initiated on
the basis of a petition filed by.
tendered =Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday tendered unconditional apology
to the Supreme Court for "unintentionally" and "inadvertently" linking
the apex court order in Rafale review plea to his "c "cowkidar chor hai"
.. .. ..
increased by 40% in the three years up to 2016.
The plight of India's farmers has been a major theme in the campaigns
ahead of national elections, which get under way on 11 April.
several thousand angry cane farmers descended on Shekhar Gaikwad's
office
blamed for holding on to arrears and releasing them before elections to
win over voters.
He also found that cane prices paid by "politically controlled" mills fell
during election years, and that this was not entirely due to loss of
productivity.
outstripped the price =surpassed, Go far ahead of , exceeded; the price at
which mils buy cane has outstripped the price at which they sell sugar.
pledge their produce/plej =A large number of mills are run by
cooperatives where farmers own shares proportional to the land they
own and pledge their produce to the mill.
arrears =Niti Ayog, a government think tank, says the arrears have
reached "alarming" levels.
who did not wish to be identified in line with government policy.
a clutch of measures =The government took a clutch of measures,
including incentives (bonus)for exports and creation of buffer stocks to
help trim inventories(merchandise that has stock) and prop up prices so
that mills can pay farmers, said a federal food ministry official who did
not wish to be identified in
scrape through ="Most cane growers are barely able to scrape through.
As cane harvests jumped, domestic sugar prices fell 20 percent over the
past two years, with mills often complaining about prices falling below
their production costs.
hammered =Years of bumper cane harvests and record sugar production
have hammered domestic prices, hitting mills' financial health
Inventories/tory=stock pile, The high inventories are keeping domestic
sugar prices depressed and increased storage costs.
bleeding money =India's sugar mills are bleeding money(Get or extort
(money or other possessions) from someone) and collectively owe
billions of dollars to 50 million cane farmers
be habitual of watching =I will suggest you is to be habitual of watching
English news channels on daily basis.
due share= if you feel that you are not getting due share of your hard
work, don’t worry, you will eventually get provided that you stick doing
to what I have told you in my earlier posts.
Chipping= Break off (a piece from a whole) /Cut a nick into "They
chipped their names in the stone" "Her tooth chipped"
netting= Make as a net profit/ Creating nets "The company netted $1
million"
Vargas had this to say about that fateful day when the Barcelona brigade
visited Almeria and subjected them to the torment of conceding 8 goals
on their home turf:
related =Colombia international, related a heartwarming incident
featuring Lionel Messi from 2010 that reveals just why the Argentinian
ace is revered – even as a person – the world over.
despondent =But while Vargas was left despondent in the dressing
room, the Almeria kit man revealed that someone was waiting outside
with a special surprise.
Caveat= Caveat, reservation, "he recommended her without any caveats"
"a caveat against unfair practices"
concerted =cooperative/ Liverpool have been engaged in concerted
squad-building over the last few years.
digging their heels =United are so insistent about digging their heels in
that a solution is unlikely this summer.
a look at =The following is a look at some of the Thai king’s most
significant assets:
Putin expressed Russian support for a gradual process of trading
disarmament for sanctions relief.
He said something to the effect that it started off as a mountain, and it
ended up being a mouse.
very shortly =So I think we’re going to probably start up something
very shortly between Russia and ourselves maybe to start off, and I think
China will be added down the road.
as a lever =he uses her illnesses, jealousy and loneliness as a lever
against us.
chinks in my armour=She looks for chinks in my armour and is
delighted when I’m wrong.
a host of changes =Valverde makes a host of changes for Celta Vigo
match with Liverpool in mind
a slight on =But he is not Messi. It is not a slight on Ronaldo.
an early morning swimming
crawled out from underneath =As they approached the car, a man
crawled out from underneath /he held up a single-barrel shotgun and
shot Claire three times.
held up=support physically, (crime) rob at gunpoint or by means of
some other threat, continue to live through hardship, "The beam holds
up the roof"
In the confusion that followed, police put local schools on lockdown.

news alert popped up =BBC breaking news alert popped up on both

their phones:/ sit cross-legged on the rug in their living room in
Spalding.
fluffy white / sits by =their fluffy white labradoodle, is stretched across
the sofa, while Indi, a black jack russell, sits by Ryan’s feet.

driven into their / reinforces =those ideas are being driven into their
minds. It reinforces (Strengthen and support with rewards) in the
abuser’s mind that what they’re doing is OK.”
house, it was so rundown that it needed knocking down and rebuilding,
put through to =she had recently experienced severe depression and
dropped out of her course/restricted Claire’s access to a mobile phone
and social media/they had to call their father and ask to be put through
to their mother.
guilt-trip / irrational reaction =He would guilt-trip her for weeks for
spending £3 on a cup of coffee./ It took very little to trigger an irrational
reaction.
marching around =for three hours he was marching around the house,
yelling at us about it. Even when we filled it, he’d keep going, slamming
the doors, screaming at us.”
orchestrate a calm atmosphere/ gave in to his =they all worked hard to
orchestrate a calm atmosphere at home, and because they gave in to his
emotional demands.
for a week-long visit
On Wednesday 13 July
At 8am the next morning
On 18 July
on time =Lance returned a rental car he had been borrowing, on time, to
avoid the late fee
in the sun =I’m sitting in the sun with a glass of red wine.
had begun to plan the murders three weeks earlier.
incredibly rare =incidences such as these are “incredibly rare
chin up ="Keep your chin up when the bad times fall and your head
down when the good times roll.
is set to open stores in Surat and Baroda by mid-July. By year-end, they
plan to retail from stores in Mumbai.
entrepreneurial ="He's the real inspiration for us in terms of
entrepreneurial achievement.
Pioneers/ interpersonal skills/ Latching onto/ work-readiness =She has
several pioneers of social networking skills, but that's not the case when
it comes to interpersonal skills. Latching onto this imbalance, Shveta
Raina, a Brown University graduate in applied mathematics, founded a
work-readiness training programme in India.
Scion/SIon=A shoot or sprout of a plant cut for grafting/A descendant or
heir, The young scion of a Gujarati political family became the focus of
national TV channels a few months ago.
R. K. Studio in Chembur — built by Raj Kapoor nearly 70 years ago —
is up for sale.
a collective decision =Have taken a collective decision that it is no
longer practical to hang on to the sprawling, two-acre studio, a major
part of which was gutted in a fire on September 16 last year.
initiated the process of negotiating the sale of the hallowed studio
campus with builders,
strived to preserve =The R K family, which strived to preserve the
studio ever since the grand showman’s death
juggle with =“For a while, we did juggle with the idea of renovating the
place with state-of-the-art technology.
phoenix to rise from the ashes =However, in reality it isn’t always
possible for a phoenix to rise from the ashes.” he lapsed into silence.
phoenix to rise from the ashes =we had to take the larger picture into
account and take a level-headed decision.
white elephant =for years R. K. Studio had become a huge white
elephant, toting up losses.
remote past =It was essentially in the remote past that.
at the outset =The space, barren at the outset, had been bought by Raj
Kapoor after obtaining a loan.
only end up in litigation =The studio would only end up in litigation as
so many industrial and textile estates have.
labour of love -=Do you think my father would have liked to see his
labour of love becoming the subject of courtroom proceedings?”
invaluable treasure =Last year’s fire devastated the invaluable treasure
of R.K. Films memorabilia.
clutching on to straws =that would be like clutching on to straws in the
wind.”
Unbeknownst /noanst/ mortaged/gij =Unbeknownst to many, R.K.
Studio had to be mortaged after the no-show of 'Mera Naam Joker' at the
box office. The mortgage was cleared after the stupendous success of
Bobby.
how could it not have been a night of furious passions and impossible
tension? And yet in the moment, once the initial United surge was over.
reconjure = To conjure back; to bring something back as if by magic;
With careful attention to detail, he reconjured the atmosphere of a 19th-
century ball. While he tries to reconjure old values, City are breaking
free from their past with the title a step closer
The presence of a bit of fight, though, served only to highlight the
difference in quality, a disparity highlighted by the way United set out
with three central defenders shielded by three deep-lying midfielders
Bender/binging= A bender is not just binge drinking, but bingeing on
alcohol for at least three days. Many people drink all weekend, starting
on Friday night.=Get Bryan Robson to take the lads on an all-day
bender at Pat Crerand’s pub?
His part in a series of violent crime and over a period of three days.
accomplice / forced their way =He and his accomplice, Hans-Jürgen
Rösner, forced their way into a branch of Deutsche Bank in Gladbeck,
getaway = A rapid escape (as by criminals) ; capable of rapid
acceleration ; the police agreed to supply the two men with a getaway
vehicle.
pulled up =The following day, early in the afternoon, they pulled up in a
suburb of the city of Bremen.
bus pulled out =Eventually the bus pulled out, heading towards
Hamburg.
bated breath =viewers across Germany had been watching with bated
breath.
"I'd had a couple of days off and hadn't been watching television or
listening to the radio.
subsistence hunting has fed families for generations, takes an animal
for food.”
The danger with any game of chicken, though, is that sometimes the
opponent doesn’t blink.
Sometimes it was as though he could see the future.
renounces possessions =Whoever renounces possessions reduces the
possibility of mistakes.
appeared to be having the time of his life inspecting cow pens and grain
fields.
in conjunction with =the visit took place on August 5, and was carried
out in conjunction with a trip to a fish farm.
Birds catch the last =of the day’s warmth as a setting sun paints the sky
crimson.
scuttle up =a jungle cat scuttle up thorny ravines that box in the
expansive blue water, while the orange-beaked Indian skimmer bird
glides overhead.
on the bank of the Chambal River.
a short walk =In a village temple, a short walk away in Nadgawan, he
frequently walks down to the Chambal.
The Chambal, winding =more than 500 miles through central and
northern India, provides a sharp contrast to the country’s
catastrophically polluted rivers.

He come to bank to soak wild grass, which he weaves into rope for
carrying crops.
Flock/ gleaming white temples =Pilgrims flock to the gleaming white
temples that line the river bank at Bateshwar. Below, detritus(ditrI tus)
piles up: a single mossy sandal, shreds of plastic bags and a dead turtle
bobbing face down in the murky water.
Mossy= Overgrown with moss, out of fashion; old fashioned "mossy
ideas about family life"
dunk effigies =people dunk effigies of the elephant-headed god Ganesha
into the river.
designation =has come at a cost. Its designation as a sanctuary means
there are restrictions on what they can do.
ensure =But the government needs to provide loans and other support to
ensure communities living along the Chambal thrive with it, he says.

nonstarter = one that does not start ; someone or something that is not
productive or effective ; This one is a lot easier to explain. They can't
afford him so it's a non-starter/ no-hoper, loser, an idea, plan, or person
with no chance of success: . She's the leading scorer among the
team's nonstarters; Returning to his family in rural Burundi is plainly
a nonstarter.
lots of blooms but not luffa fruit
Snoop around =Snoop around in other people’s bathrooms.
Embellish =Embellish stories to make themselves sound cool.
Ruminating=muse over, pondering, reflecting, Ruminating and living in
the past rather than present.
Other avenues=was not doing well financially and he was asked to find
other avenues of employment.
main stay= dance is my hobby, but not mainstay "he is a mainstay of the
community"
These yogas, apart from spiritual advancements, also help in physical
and mental development/ meant for purification of the body/ meant for
the attainment of spiritual powers.
Pray Lord Bhimasankar if Ma is atmakarak
Reference passing=Your clients will keep coming up with reference
passing on to each other.
There are schools of astrology but I find them they are the bit of like a
run of the mill.
I was 22 and had half-baked knowledge, he had gathered over a period
of time by reading books and magazines from trains and bus stands.
the essence of astrology never lies in calculation part- It lies on
predictive part.
Jupiter is in the 12H and it will implement itself in the 10H of career, so
be careful that you don’t do too much Jyotish or it will spoil your career
– or too much spirituality
Take leave=now I must take your leave, I rarely come on chat.
Time elapsed=After some time, elapsed, to his great dismay despite the
forewarning, that person’s wife left him and went away with a person of
questionable standing.
“Om Hreem Bum Batukaya Apadudharanaya Kuru Kuru Batukaya
Hreem Om Namaha Shiyaye "
I know somewhat(To a small degree or extent), fairly, a bit, more or less,
"his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory".
CJ krishnaswami used to see chart from lagna lord as lagna. Also see
from Lagna, Al, and Mo
Transgression=they would punish the Brazil forward for his
transgression.
ramped up=Neymar has ramped up the tension with his current side
Paris Saint-Germain by admitting.
technique is very very generalized and we need to make it more specific.
Datrataye hare krishna 6 mala
before the end of last season due to facts, deeds and actions by the
player, and therefore have already initiated the procedures deemed
appropriate to protect our rights and lawful interests.'
'initiated procedures' =Atletico have 'initiated procedures' with a view to
receiving a higher fee.
milling around=Staff were left milling around(hanging around)
Manchester Airport in confusion as they attempted to ascertain the
extent of the issue, "The high school students like to mill around in the
Central Square"
not least= especially or particularly ; We had many things to
consider, not least the safety of our children; A move for Alves is
considered unlikely at this stage - not least because Danilo has not
secured a switch away from the Etihad Stadium.
post marttem analysis
sideways=things started sideways when he arrived in country
decode=decode yoga, in real time/ Convert code into ordinary language
"Can you decipher this letter?".
Spoo fedding=I am not going to spoon feeding you , you need to work
your homework.
When his health conditions worsened, Nageswara Rao asked Nagarjuna
to bring the dubbing equipment to dub for his role fifteen days before his
surgery as he did not want any other artist to do it if his voice worsened.
Quoted=She was impressed with her role and the film's script and
quoted a fee of ₹20 million
Vouch= Give personal assurance; guarantee "I vouch for the quality of
my products" "He vouched his words by his deeds"
Throng=Olivia Ciampi, 15, of Rockaway, Queens, who joined the
throng with her mother, agreed equal pay for the team was long overdue.
Flurry of confetti=Megan Rapinoe, center, and Alex Morgan, right,
celebrate amid a flurry of confetti falling down on City Hall.
lays bare=reveal, expose, discloses, divulges, unwraps, "lay bare the
evidence in the murder case"
acquainted /innumerable=But, not a lot of people are
acquainted(ukwintid) with its innumerable health benefits.
Obliged=“Nobody obliged (compelled, obligated) him to sign here,
nobody pushed him into it.
swatted away =Up to now, PSG had always swatted away transfer
speculation around Neymar and Mbappé.
overtures =they had previously resisted overtures from Barcelona for
the Italian midfielder.
take into account / plaintiff =“We hope that the judges will take into
account the numerous contradictions and incoherences of the
plaintiff(complainant, pley-nunt).
compunction =Barcelona are the worse of the worse they have no
compunction (remorse, self-reproach)when it comes to de-stablising a
player from his club.
This will run until the end of the market and it is not likely to get any
prettier between the two sides.
own volition =there are conflicting reports over whether that was of his
own volition(will, willing) or because he missed the end of last season
and the club insisted on it.
puddling / pulling seedlings =Apply the Zn fertilizer on the soil surface
after last puddling(Dip into mud before planting/ "The ducks and geese
puddled in the backyard" Wade or dabble in a puddle/ "The ducks and
geese puddled in the backyard") and leveling in the main field or apply
Zn fertilizer to the nursery beds 7−8 days before pulling seedlings.
drapery =He is in the business of drapery(curtain).
past times =favorite past times.
spurned =Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his
resignation ,
Entrencehed=both men are part of the party’s entrenched old guard,
reflecting its inability to promote younger leaders,
help rebuild/ ground up=Gandhi will remain in politics to help rebuild
Congress from the ground up, the aide said
Earmark=they earmark July 11 as 'official date to present him to fans'
panhandling= Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for
money(Approach with an offer of sexual favours) Im tired of the Left
panhandling their false promises, anger, and victom hood.
Strand/ swirl=a strand of long hair left to grow longer than the rest of
your hairs on the swirl of the hair formation on top of the head is called
a choti)
trail=That trail now also appears to have gone cold
Tripping over=Terrified patient, 29, who fell down the stairs after
tripping over his dog.
Repository=repository= she has secret repository of plastic bags.
Tidbids=my mother give some scientific tidbits every time she give me
badam.
Decipher=chemist only decipher(sI) the handwritten of doctor.
Wedge=accusing them of trying to control his life and drive a wedge
between him and his family.
Plunged to death=Father-of-one, 28, plunged three floors to his death
after falling asleep on a hotel balcony ledge.
Off the lead=two Staffordshire Bull Terriers 'ripped apart' a family cat
while off their leads.
marquee= Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. , Greatest
in importance, degree, , Perched on a stool in a marquee at his boyhood
club's training base, Anderlecht's returning hero held the crowd.
Steepen= steepen, Become steeper "The mountain side has steepened"
"The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
bring good priest for our proper burial.
spurted= parrot started spurting abuse infront of everyone.
reaches out to dig it out from her handbag without waiting for him to
answer.
Your videos are very resourceful and I even recommended my friends to
watch your videos
chucked out= everybody was chucked out from his office.
Get downed= Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action, "Let's
get down to work now" "get down the vase from the shelf"
its not spoon feed has not done you need some reverse engeneering to
acheive result.
reverse engeneering= to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail
(a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture
usually in order to produce something similar; In public-key
cryptography, data is secured by math problems that are easy to solve,
but hard to reverse engineer.
beginning / starting =But Neymar is beginning to worry and he's starting
to think that he'll be playing at the Parc des Princes next season.
He is of the thinking that Barcelona have to put an offer on the table that
can't be turned down.
reverse engineering =you have to your reverse engeneering to find out
particular thing in chart
self-undoing /undoing= Loosening the ties that fasten something ;
Cancel, annul, or reverse an action ; ruin or downfall of ; remove outer
covering; so please guard against any self undoing on those fronts!
ulterior= Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed, Rahu always
has an ulterior motive.
persecution/si=ill treatment, abuse, (religion) the act of persecuting
"The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"
you get me executed.
croton=a type of plant.
déjà vu=
lead time/led= time interval between the initiation and the completion,
the U.S. will not have enough supply because it needs some lead time
to build their own processing capacity, "planning is an area where lead
time can be reduced"
put in =Your momma Keep or lay aside / Set up for use , a long hard day
at work today and she was really tired.
kicking out/ ward off / restrain =ousting, Force to leave or move out
/Neymar can then be seen kicking out in an attempt to ward her off
before trying to restrain her.
Synergistic/ synergetic (working toether) =These herbs act together in
synergistic manner and effective in, used especially of drugs or muscles
that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two
(or more)
Apparently/ covertly =after the second meeting and apparently
confirmed she had covertly recorded a video.
hands-off/handz= Not involving participation or intervention "a hands-
off foreign policy"
from last 10 years or so
Weighed down =he wAS Weighed down(overburdened) by burden of
expectations on his shoulders
his wife noticeably absent after previously frequenting the event with
him
rust/ shoddiness/nus=filmsy, treshy, Yes, there will be rust, but this was
next level shoddiness from a club we expect more from.
cock-up= a mess of, destroy or ruin ; raise, "The dog cocked up his ears"
Harry Kane’s opener came after a defensive cock-up from Marcelo ;
invariably= Without variation or change, in every case, always,
constantly, "invariably kind and gracious"
curtailing = restricting, with Marco Asensio's serious injury curtailing
any attempts to ship the Colombian out.
4715 rbb
dissensions = disagreements; This may also cause dissensions =
disagreements in the family.
foregoing= writing or speech;, go back further; Do without; lose the
right to (something) by some error, offence, or crime; Sn in 8, The
foregoing will not come to pass in case the Moon aspects the Sun here.
"forego the old ideas" "Stone tools forego bronze tools" "He told of his
foregoing adventure"
self-reliant =He will not have the ability to be self-reliant.
overweening curiosity = Unrestrained, presumptuously arrogant,
"overweening ambition" will have preference for studying various
subjects due to overweening curiosity in his nature, "no idea how
overweening he would be"
rough shod=savage, brutal, cruel, Unjustly domineering, he may ride
rough shod over others/ "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" "a
manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
snapshot technique=
rows/ raft/ makeshift raft/ wade through=A woman rows a makeshift raft
as girls wade through flood waters at the Laharighat village.
Sorely= To a great degree, painfully "I missed him sorely"; "we were
sorely taxed to keep up with them" "sorely wounded".
practice kicking the ball to a trainer, tested shooting technique by hitting
balls placed on top of the cones.
Anderlecht were already weighing up offering Vincent Kompany a route
into management.
down-low= Quiet secrecy "do it on the down-low"
pulling rank over =Paul Pogba (left) missed his fourth spot kick in 12
months (bottom right) after pulling rank over Marcus Rashford during
the 1-1 draw.
omens is observed in time immorial/throught the period/synchronism.
Surly=ugly, ill natured, the incident has been met with surly silence by
Russia.
Uber, ubar= Super, extreme or outstanding "uber-hero"
earshot of = He's so angry that he doesn't even care that he's saying all
this within earshot of the policeman standing near us.
Denounces=criticize, inform about somebody, accuse or condemn
openly, "He denounced the government action" "He denounced his
classmate who had cheated on the exam"
blacked out= Obliterate or extinguish, Darken completely, Lose
consciousness; "The dining room blacked out" "parts of the newspaper
article were blacked out"
boner-killing , in their droves= It is a boner-killing truth ignored by the
many consumers who visit the site in their droves.
to no avail/ get it altered =she does not own the domain name and has
been trying to get it altered for years, to no avail.
a bare minimum =here will be expectation: a bare minimum of six points
from the next three games
fig leaf= concealing shameful intention, Assam is using the fig leaf of
migration to target minorities.
Snobbery/ condescending =arrogance and high-handedness, trait of
condescending to those of lower social status; there is a massive
snobbery if you play the ball long.
gazumping =Rip off; ask an unreasonable price ; are they really planning
on gazumping Barcelona (if you can gazump someone who hasn't
actually made a bid yet).
merry-go-round=Neymar's potential transfer from PSG could trigger a
transfer merry-go-round in Serie A.
sound out= say, pronounce, articulate, Try to learn someone's opinions
and intentions ; barca have also been in contact with Neymar to sound
out the player.
put off=PSG are being unnecessarily difficult with their demands and
want to put them off.
stands tethered / carcass =A cow smells a carcass as it stands tethered
waiting to be slaughtered marking the first day.
A man holds a rope of a sacrificial bull, with its horn adorned with red
cloths for sale.
Vendors wait for customers with their livestock ahead of the Muslim's
Eid al-Adha festival. .
Here a man can be seen casting stones at the façade.
As millions of pilgrims converge on a tight space and the pebbles often
miss their mark amid the screams of worshippers.
feeling immense sadness for those who suffered at the hands of her late
husband.
back-alley= Occurring away from publicity; secret , despite being raped
by the drug lord and forced to get a back-alley abortion, she allowed
herself to be moulded by the criminal 'all for love'.
Grinding, grI = material resulting from the process of grinding;
"vegetable grindings clogged the drain" Crushing and oppressive
"grinding poverty" "grind one's teeth in anger"
In Manchester, he is free of constraint and has dutiful disciples.
The City boss hopes to be a more chilled presence.
accentuate ;aksenchueyt= Put stress on , emphasize; Guardiola wants to
accentuate the positives and focus on improving aspects at which they
already excel.
ramming down = beating, hammering in, teach by drills and repetition;
City's main protagonists do not need it ramming down their throat as a
constant motivational tool.
Emanating/imaneting= Guardiola was hammering the players to let go
of any lingering complacency emanating from the record-breaking
'Centurions' campaign.
I feel we've taken a lot of strides forward, so it's been worth it.
negate =Lampard's side will be able to negate the effects caused by the
club's transfer ban.
fend off =City and Liverpool will be strong enough to fend off the
chasing pack.