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๐ŸŒ• the coast is clear โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ˜Ž
๐Ÿ–Œ Not Good or No Good?

~ This car is not good, but it gets me to work.
~ That car is no good; it doesnโ€™t run at all.

~ TV no good for babies, study shows. Not bad, either.
โœด๏ธ - frisson (noun) /หˆfriหsษ’n/

= a sudden strong feeling of excitement, fear, or pleasure

#Vocabulary
โ—ผ๏ธ broken English
๐Ÿ”˜ the Queen's English
โšช๏ธ plain English
๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ““

โน - retentive (adj.) /rษชหˆtentษชv/

โžก๏ธ = Able to retain or remember many things.

โ–ถ๏ธ ~ I donโ€™t have a retentive memory; I quickly forget most of what I hear and see.

#Vocabulary
TROOP = group of soldiers, police, etc.

TROUPE = group of actors, singers, etc. ๐Ÿ’ƒ

I left the police ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ TROOP to join a singing TROUPE. ๐ŸŽค

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๐Ÿพ - find your feet ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ

= to become familiar with a new place or situation:

~ It took a while, but I've finally found my feet in my job
~ New students need a little time to find their feet.
๐Ÿ’ง- clear the air ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฆโ›ˆ๐ŸŒค
๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ก- according to one's (own) lights ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ก

#idiomatic_expressions
- I wish he WERE here. โœ”๏ธ

#Grammar
๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ”
- I wish she WERE here. (correct)
- I wish she WAS here. (informal)

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โ–ถ๏ธ salubrious (adj.) /sษ™หˆluหbriษ™s/
= favorable to or promoting health or well-being
A salubrious place is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in:
~ He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.
๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–Œ - have/take/claim/seize the moral high ground

#idiomatic_expressions
๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
- I saw a galloping horse down the hill. โŒ
- I saw a horse galloping down the street. โœ”๏ธ
- I saw a galloping horse speeding down the hill. โœ”๏ธ

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โšช๏ธ - introspective (adj.) /หŒษชntrษ™หˆspektษชv/ ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐Ÿšช๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ”ฆ๐Ÿ•ฏ

= tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings, or behaviour

#Vocabulary
๐Ÿ’  restrictive + non-restrictive clauses:
โœณ๏ธ The box THAT lies on the table is empty. โœ”๏ธ
โœด๏ธ The box WHICH lies on the table is empty. (correct in BrE) [usually perceived as incorrect in AmE]
#Grammar
๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ–Œ๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ˜Ž
โœ’๏ธ- hyphen โœ’๏ธ ๐Ÿ–Œ- compounds ๐Ÿ–Œ

- They need to employ more full- and part-time staff. โœ”๏ธ
- They need to employ more full-time and part-time staff. โŒ

#Grammar