English Vocabulary

  set about (start to do something) We need to set about finding a solution to this problem. After breakfast, she set about cleaning the room. After Tim came home, he immediately set about his homework. envocabulary.com

  X-rated (not suitable for people under 18) Your children cannot watch this movie, because it is an X-rated movie. This movie should be X-rated, because it contains sex and violence.     ..

  x marks the spot (the exact location where something is located or hidden) Just remember that X marks the spot for the treasure. Look here. X marks the spot where we need to dig.   envocabulary.com

gilt vs. guilt   gilt (a thin layer of gold) The firm isn’t solid gold; it is only covered with gilt. How much did you pay for those gilt-edged glasses?   guilt (responsibility for a crime or for doing something wrong or illegal) The thief did not deny his guilt. …

glad vs. glade   glad (pleased and happy) I am glad about what happened. We are glad that you have finished the task.   glade (a small area of a forest without trees) We put up the tent on a glade in the forest. Tim walked through thick forest till …