18-4-2011

WAREHOUSE
MAIN‧TE‧NANCE S2 W3 [uncountable]
1 the repairs, painting etc that are necessary to keep something in good condition:
the cost of repairs and maintenance
SAND‧PIT [countable] British English
a box or special area filled with sand for children to play in [= sandbox American English].
Ultra long hold flight.
Simulate the surface of planet mars
Boring and claustrophobic (boredom)
Boost hopes…
ORDEAL: a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time COLLOCATIONS
go though an ordeal face an ordeal
Survive an ordeal
Recover from an ordeal
Spare somebody the ordeal of doing something (=not make someone have to do something)
Terrible/dreadful ordeal
Terrifying ordeal
Half its size.
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2b)
You wouldn’t do
I had
I knew
He would ride

I wish + sj+ v(past) (I want this to change)
I wish you were more punctual.
I wish I had a bigger car.
I wish we travelled to Italy this summer.
I+wish +person/thing+would (this annoys me or you want this to happen)
I wish you wouldn’t have such a big mouth.
I wish my mother wouldn’t tell anecdotes about my childhood to my wife.
We wish you would come.
Sj+ wish + Sj + past perfect (now I regret)
I wish I had invited her to dinner.
I wish she had accepted my invitation.
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AN‧NOY S3 [transitive]
to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something [= irritate]:
What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology.
It really annoys me when I see people dropping litter.
She annoyed him with her stupid questions.
BUG past tense and past participle bugged, present participle bugging [transitive]
1 informal to annoy someone:
It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money.
The baby's crying is really bugging him.
REP‧RI‧MAND [transitive]
to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong [↪ scold, tell off]
reprimand somebody for (doing) something
The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty.
FLUSH: toilet
[intransitive and transitive]DHT if you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it:
Why do children never remember to flush the loo?
She flushed the rest of her drink down the toilet.
LOO plural loos [countable]
British English informalDH a toilet:
I need to go to the loo (=use the toilet).
LOATHE [transitive not in progressive]
to hate someone or something very much [= detest]:
He loathes their politics.
PET HATE
Fig. something that is disliked intensely and is a constant or repeated annoyance. My pet hate is being put on hold on the telephone. Another pet hate of mine is having to stand in line.
When I’m finished…
Whichever way is the quickest…