monitor

monitor (to regularly check or watch over a period of time in order to find out what is happening): The nurse will monitor his heart rate. observe formal (to watch someone or something carefully and attentively): The police were observing his movements. watch (to look at attentively over a period of time): …

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It’s high time

  It’s high time  informal (this should have happened a long time ago) It’s high time you stopped wasting your money. You’re lazy; it’s high time you went back to work.   envocabulary.com

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shake in your boots

  shake in your boots (to be very afraid or nervous) The movie was so scary, we were shaking in our boots. I’m sure he is shaking in his boots right now. He’ll make you shake in your boots.   envocabulary.com

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lightning vs. lightening

  lightning (the flashes of light in the sky that occur during a storm) Lightning is caused by clouds releasing electricity. Lightning struck the roof of the building.   lightening (to become or make less heavy or difficult) The workload is lightening.     envocabulary.com

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mail vs. male

    mail (to send a letter or package by post) I mailed a letter home. Did you remember to mail the package?   male (the sex that cannot have babies) Most of the attendants were male, aged between 20 and 30. A male chicken is called a cock.   …

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