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Vain meaning: pride and failed efforts

Vulnerable: Meaning and Everyday Use

Whatever or what ever: choosing the right form

When it comes to

Your friend is generally relaxed, but money makes her extremely careful. You want to narrow a broad description to that one particular subject.

Who or Whom: Choose with Confidence

Word of mouth

A tiny café buys no advertisements, yet every table is full because customers keep recommending it to friends and colleagues.

Yours faithfully or Yours sincerely: How to Choose

Zeal meaning: Energetic Commitment to Goals

apathetic meaning: unconcerned or indifferent

austere meaning: strict, plain, and serious

benevolent meaning: kind people and actions

disposition meaning: character and tendency

paradox meaning: clear everyday examples

perception meaning: understanding daily impressions

poignant meaning: touching and sad moments

prudent meaning: wise future choices

schadenfreude: pleasure at someone's misfortune

serendipity meaning: lucky chance discoveries

A matter of time

A new café is already popular, and you are confident it will need a bigger space, but you do not know when. Which phrase expresses that expectation?

A mean streak

A usually charming colleague sometimes humiliates people for amusement. Which phrase describes that unkind side of the person's character?

A mixed blessing

Working from home saves your commute but makes you feel isolated. Which phrase captures the benefit and drawback together?

A short fuse

A colleague becomes furious over tiny delays that most people barely notice. Which phrase describes this tendency to anger quickly?

Keep a low profile

After an embarrassing mistake, a colleague avoids interviews and public events for a while. Which phrase describes this deliberate lack of attention?

Last-ditch effort

Several repairs have failed, and one final solution must work before the building closes. How can you describe that desperate final attempt?