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2022-08-22 07:40:41 Advice /ədˈvaɪs/ [noun]

- an opinion about what to do in a particular situation.

Еxample:
He gives advice to students who want to study at university.

Advise /ədˈvaɪz/ [verb]

- to tell someone what they should do (in your opinion).

Еxample:
The doctor advised him to give up smoking and do more exercise.

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2022-08-21 20:34:17 It’s really good that someone said it :)

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2022-08-19 13:15:18 Intensifying and Softening Adverbs
(by Lionel Yusupov Honest)

Downright rude — откровенно грубо;
thoroughly ashamed — основательно пристыжен;
mildly surprised — слегка удивительно;
wildly exaggerated — сильно преувеличенно;
wildly innacurate — сильно неточно;
loosely based — слабо обоснованно;
blatantly obvious — совершенно очевидно;
faintly ridiculous — слегка нелепо;
dead easy — чересчур легко;
spotlessly clean — безупречно чисто;
slightly different — слегка отличается. Открыть/Комментировать

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2022-08-17 10:00:41 Please share your examples in the comments :) Открыть/Комментировать

2022-08-16 08:34:00 Here is some more money vocabulary by Alexey Konenev, whose participation in the channel’s life I value a lot

Money vocabulary part II

Overhead costs (overheads) — накладные расходы;
the regular and necessary costs, such as rent and heating, that are involved in operating a business:

* cut/reduce/slash overheads The combined company aims to reduce annual overheads by as much as £2 billion.

* high/big/increased overheads Many big companies have been hit by high overheads and falling sales.

Monetization — the act of making money from something:
the monetization of start-up companies
The app holds the promise of limitless growth and monetization potential.
As in, oil companies make plans to monetize associated gas, instead of just flaring it.

Peanuts — гроши, a very small amount of money:
They expect us to work for peanuts.

* earn/make/be paid peanuts They work long hours and earn peanuts.
A fine of $2 million is peanuts to an organization of that size.

Pocket money — 1) money for spending on your own personal things: I make a little pocket money delivering catalogues. 2) (informal) a small amount of money, especially an amount that is not enough:
I work really hard at this job, and all I get paid is pocket money.

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