English Vocabulary

  even up (to make or become fairer or more equal) I can even up on John by paying for lunch next time. We’re trying to work out a way to even up the workload more fairly.   envocabulary.com

ease up ease up/off (to make or become less severe) The rain started to ease off in the afternoon. The pain eased off after two days. (to do or use less) I think we should ease up on the whisky. My doctor advised me to ease up on my work. I decided to ease up on fatty …

Past Simple We use the past simple tense to talk about something that started and ended in the past. I finished my lunch. He sold his watch. She broke the glass.   We use the base form of the verb in negative and interrogative sentences. I didn’t finish my lunch. Did he …

hoard vs. horde   hoard (a secret store of something valuable) They keep a huge hoard of food in the basement. Police have discovered a hoard of stolen goods while searching the house. horde (a very large crowd) Hordes of tourists arrive here every summer. There was a horde of people inside …

hail vs. hale   hail (to call someone or something) He hailed us from across the street. Can you hail a taxi for me? (small ice balls that fall like rain) It was hailing, so we didn’t go out. The sun came out, and the hail melted.   hale (strong; …