English Vocabulary

  bag of tricks  informal (a set of skills, techniques, or resources) I will have to use everything in my bag of tricks to fix this problem. The new coach is using a whole new bag of tricks to strengthen the team.   envocabulary.com

take your time (to spend as much time as you need; do not hurry): It’s perfectly fine if we get there late, so take your time. delay (to make or become late, or to slow): The heavy traffic delayed us for hours. stall informal (to delay doing something or to …

  turn up (to increase the amount of sound, heat, light, etc.) Please turn the TV up a bit. I can hardly hear it. It’s so cold here, let me turn up the heater. (to come somewhere) It would be irresponsible not to turn up for work without calling. She turned up late, as …

  turn down (to reduce the amount of sound, heat, light, etc.) Please turn the TV down. It’s too loud. Once it’s up to a boil, turn down the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. (to reject an offer or request) I asked her to marry me, but she turned me down. …

  miner (someone who works in a mine) My father was a coal miner. The miners were digging for gold.   minor (not very important or serious, small) We need to make some minor changes to the plan. Four passengers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.   envocabulary.com