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Joining a library

A librarian explains several numbers and one exception. Which number describes books, which describes weeks, and when is renewal impossible?

Keep it down

You need quiet, but saying be silent may sound too strong. Keep it down asks people to lower their noise rather than stop every sound.

Keep out of

You can keep out of an argument by not joining it, or keep rain out of a bag by closing it. One is about involvement; the other is about entry.

Keep up

A fast walker, changing technology, and a daily habit can all be difficult to keep up with. The common idea is avoiding falling behind or stopping.

Killer asteroids

A headline says killer asteroid, but the scientist uses much calmer language. Which statement describes the known risk rather than the headline's emotion?

Learn English faster: a daily study plan

Learn English vocabulary: words in context

Leave out

A missing name, ingredient, or detail may be accidental, but a person who is left out can feel unwanted. Context shows whether the omission is practical or social.

Less or Lesser: Choose the Right Word

Let off

A teacher may let a student off with a warning, while people may let fireworks off at a celebration. The object tells you whether the topic is punishment or an explosion.

Lie down or lay down: which verb to use

Listen, then check: capital letters in everyday messages

Live up to

Excellent reviews create a picture in your mind before you arrive. The real experience lives up to them only if it is as good as that picture.

Live with

Some problems cannot be removed immediately. Learning to live with one means accepting its presence and managing life around it, not enjoying it.

Lock out

Leaving your keys inside can lock you out of your home. Too many wrong passwords can create the same problem online: you are outside the access boundary.

Look forward to

Plans feel more motivating when you imagine enjoying them. Look forward to turns that positive anticipation into one useful phrase.

Look into

When you cannot resolve a problem or answer a question immediately, saying 'I will look into it' is useful and honest. It promises investigation, not an instant solution.

Look up to

A role model does more than impress you. You look up to that person because their character or achievements earn your respect.

Loose or lose: Four simple checks

Make up

Friends can make up after an argument, but one of them might also make up an excuse. The object and situation reveal whether something is repaired or invented.

Material nouns: rules and simple examples

Measure up

A product can have impressive features yet still fail the test that matters. If it does not meet the required standard, it does not measure up.

Medicine instructions

A pharmacist gives four connected instructions. Can you match each number and warning to the correct action?

Meeting times across time zones

Three times are mentioned, but one is the old schedule and the others describe the same new meeting in two cities.