General English B2 · Lesson 3B
Every word and expression from this lesson — with definitions, synonyms and examples.
with courage, not afraid of getting it wrong
for some time, not long
carefully, without force
easily, with no visible strain
in the end, after some time
in a hurried, worried way
in a large amount
carefully, without force
collocation: “hardly ever very rarely” — these words naturally go together in English.
(comment adverb) telling the truth / in my opinion
at once, right now
a new idea, method or invention
at once, right now
using feeling, without thinking
without thinking, by feeling
in a large amount
a little bit
partly, to some extent
safe / not personal — unlikely to offend or be wrong
far too much, unable to stop
sometimes, not often
cooking gently, not hot
for the whole night
from time to time
kept in good condition — e.g. pickled or salted so it doesn't go off
a set of instructions for cooking a specific dish
to show or mirror something about a group of people
approximately / not smoothly
collocation: “scarcely ever very rarely” — these words naturally go together in English.
almost never
a little bit
sometimes, not often
a mark on cloth or a surface that is hard to remove
in an unexpected way
as soon as it boils
completely, totally
in the end, finally
completely, totally
100% (with strong adjectives)