Human mind
A verb that means "to remember sth incorrectly":
to misremember
What's the difference between "swim" and "float"?
swim = a living thing moving through water
float = a living thing or inanimate object staying on the surface of water
What's the difference between "to sleep in" and "to oversleep"?
to sleep in = stay in bed longer because you can and want to, for example on a Saturday
to oversleep = you slept too long without meaning to, and now you're late for something
to __ a picture (photography)
TAKE
What's the difference in how we use "so" and "such"?
"so" = thing + "be" + so + adjective --> this dog is so nice!
"such" = thing/indication + "be" + such + a/an + adjective + thing --> he/this is such a nice dog!
A verb that means "to prove sth isn't true, to reveal that it's a myth or a lie":
to debunk sth
An adjective that describes sth or someone that is aggressively difficult, kind of like an enemy:
to be hostile
list at least 5 examples of crime:
murder, arson, burglary, robbery, mugging, pick-pocketing, blackmail, kidnapping/abduction, shoplifting, assault, manslaughter, etc.
to take __ a loan
OUT
What's the difference between "must have" and "should have"?
must have = strong deduction about the past
should have = realised past mistake + see the correct option
A sleep-related idiom that means "I worry about X so much, I keep thinking about it, I can't rest":
It keeps me up at night
A period of time during which sth is possible:
the window of time
A verb that means "to pretend to be someone/an official", typically for illegal purposes:
to impersonate someone
to be ready __ sth (prepared)
FOR
Use the second conditional to transform these prompts (cause and effect):
I not have so much work --> I travel to...
If I didn't have so much work, I would travel to...
What do we call the additional results a medication can have, which are not meant to be part of a treatment? (Like making you tired or nervous or giving you a rash, etc.)
side effects
A verb that means "to show respect and memory to someone or an important event":
to commemorate sth/someone
A phrase that means "hope somebody wins/succeeds":
to root for someone
to __ attention __ sth (be focussed)
PAY, TO
Use the modals of past deduction to speculate about this scenario:
CCTV cameras recorded a young man walking into a bar, but he was never recorded coming out, and he has been missing ever since then.
"X must have happened"
"X could have been involved"
"X can't have happened/done sth"
What is the name of a common psychological phenomenon where a lot of people share an incorrect memory about a famous person/event despite not being connected?
The Mandela Effect
(a lot of people all over the world have the incorrect "memory" of Nelson Mandela dying in prison)
A phrase that means "to do sth because you're fascinated with how disgusting/horrible/scary it appears":
to do sth out of morbid curiosity
A name we call someone who sells "miracle drugs" and other suspicious "treatments":
a snake oil salesman / a quack
to divorce __ someone
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What's the difference between "could have", "was supposed to" and "had to"?
could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome
was supposed to = an instruction/expectation in the past
had to = a need/order in the past