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                             Moods, Feelings and Emotions Positive- Happy,  GlaD,  Pleased,  delighted, delirious, in a good mood, over the moon, on cloud 9,.         thrilled, deliriously happy. Negative - sad, miserable, melancholy, in a bad mood, under a cloud, unhappy,                 

Very Good- phenomenal, superb, excellent Very bad- vulgar, inappropriate, awful Very short- brief Very fast- rapid / rapidly Very big- massive Very huge- colossal/ginormous Very expensive - costly Very weak- Frail Very little- tiny Very bright - luminous Very deep - profound Very clean- obvious/crystal Very calm - serene Very happy- overjoyed, overload, jubilant and content Very worried- anxious Very lazy - lethargic Very loose- slack Very afraid - fearful Very cold- freezing Very hot- scorching heat Very hot- scalding tea/ coffee Very poor- destitute Very rich - wealthy Very fat- obese Very excited - thrilled 

Dress up - I have a date I should dress up  When you want to put something nice. 2.   Zip up - it's cold you must or I must zip up. 3.   Button up - I should button-up jacket 🧥 In the past tense - I buttoned up my jacket 4.  Do up- it means the same thing as zipping up / button up I must do up my jacket. 5.  Have on- what do you have on right now? It means what are you wearing? What you have on? 6.  Put on- I put on my hat When you put something on - it's like putting something on Opposite of put on is take off 7.  Throw on- I threw on my hat 🎓 When I throw something on it means I do some quickly. * I threw on my hat and ran off the door * I threw on my jacket and left the house * I threw on my bag and went to school 8. Try on- trying clothes 👗 At the store, I tried in a shirt, shoe or a hat 9. Take off- I took off my jacket 10. Kick-off - it's specific to shoes 👠 * she kicked off her shoes You can also say T...

                                  09 words to sound smart at work  Certainly - instead of okay or no problem  Modify - instead of the word change / we need to modify our way of treating the customers  Complications - instead of problem / There is a complication with your order.  Sensational- instead of awesome/ if you didn't sleep well last night and you are super tired at work and your colleague next day at work asks you Hey Bruno do you wang a coffee? You would reply- that would be Sensational / Awesome.  Elaborate- simply means to give more details also when we need someone to clarify somethings or give us some extra details. Example- you are in a meeting and your co-worker says something that isn't really clear and you are not sure what he/she means instead of saying ”what do you mean”? ”Could you elaborate on that please”? It's much more polite and professional. ...

1) Doable- it's doable,it is after the verb ”DO” One can use this word instead of saying a whole sentence Eg) you can do it - simply say ” it's DOABLE” Eg) it can be done - simply say ” it's DOABLE” Eg) it should be done - simply say ” it's DOABLE”  thing. 2) Usable - It's usable, it is after the verb ”Use” One can use this word instead of saying a whole sentence Eg) you can use it - simply say ” it's useable” Eg) it can be used - simply say ” it's useable” Eg) it can't be used- it's not usable/usable thing. 3)Fixable- it's fixable,    it is after the verb  ”fix” One can use this word instead of saying a whole sentence 1) you can fix it - its fixable 2) it can be fixed- its fixable 3) it can't be fixed- its not fixable 4) Seeable- it's Seeable,  it is after the verb”see” One can use this word instead of saying a whole sentence 1)you can see it- it's Seeable  2) it is visible- it's seeable 5)understandable...

I'm walking DOWN the hill. DOWN can also be used as a noun  Soft or also feathers  Feather of a duck can be called down Feather inside the quilt is soft which can also be called DOWN DOWNY is something very soft when you touch. The down escalators- in a department store with many floors you say you want to use the down escalators if you want to go down.  Down payment 💰 - someone makes a half payment for something expensive.  Phrasal verb- to down a drink- you down your drink quickly. Or to SWALLOW  PUT DOWN- it means criticizing someone - we can say this to someone when someone makes somebody feel small about themselves. For example - that was a put-down you shouldn't have done that to her/him. To TRACK DOWN (Phrasal verb)- to look for something and you find them.  To CALM DOWN- BE QUITE  DOWN TO EARTH- polite, sensible, literal meaning is feet on the ground but it states to a person -Trustworthy.  DOWN AND OUT- They've not had m...