less vs. fewer

  less  used with uncountable nouns (not very much, to a smaller degree) This car uses less fuel than earlier models. I spend less time reading than I used to.   fewer  used with countable nouns (a smaller number of)  At this time, there are fewer cars on the road. …

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staying power

  staying power (the ability to continue doing something difficult until it is finished) The team has shown fantastic staying power. He has the staying power to study all by himself.   envocabulary.com

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have feet of clay

  have feet of clay (to have a bad quality in your character) No one is perfect; all human beings have feet of clay. He was surprised when he discovered that his hero had feet of clay.     envocabulary.com

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trip

  trip (an act of traveling from one place to another for pleasure or a particular purpose): Did you enjoy your trip to the seaside? journey (an act of traveling from one place to another, especially over a long distance): I have to equip myself for this journey. voyage (a …

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Ways to say, “approximately”.

approximately   It will take about three hours to get there. It happened around 5 o’clock, I think. Roughly how many miles do you walk a day? This box weighs 5 kilos, more or less. I spent almost four years in England. She was round about sixty years of age. The job takes forty …

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