16.12.2021

But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs. The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.

The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.

a spool of cotton/film. TV cables were unwound from huge spools.

The sun was blazing down that afternoon. Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze. The garden is a blaze of colour in autumn. His book was launched in a blaze of publicity.

We view future developments with some trepidation.

They professed to have no knowledge of the event. I don't profess to know all the details about the case.

You may add fennel to the potatoes.

The foundations are finished and work has now begun on building the superstructure. According to Marxist theory, a society's superstructure is its legal, social, cultural and political institutions, which are based on its economic systems.

It's only a piece of rope, an ordinary household article. Who is the boss in your household?

There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.

How do you get by?" "I guess I manage."

I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming.

I want to buy myself a beefier computer. a beefy football player

A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion. The players were disgruntled with the umpire.

I'm ready to take the next step in a heartbeat

"he refused, on principle, to pay the fine"

It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. It is to his credit that he's willing to admit he has a problem.

The nurse cleaned the cut on my leg with a swab. "I'm just going to take a swab of your ear," said the doctor. Use a cotton swab to clean your ears.

Each mode can played by two or four players. I am not very sure which mode to work in. Switch your phone to silent mode.

He's a mean old scrooge!

These policies have created social immobility and joblessness. Any kind of long-term immobility can lead to blood clots.

We're going to buy a piece of real estate.

the temporary organ that feeds a foetus (= developing baby) inside its mother's womb

We hope that this latest improvement will help us yield better results. My fields yielded high this year. She is stubborn, she never yields. The metal yielded under his fist. The yield of fruit was the highest in the last 10 years.

laryngeal cancer

"I have come to see Mrs Edgerton," she said tentatively. The project, tentatively called Viva, is in the early design stages. I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.