Hello Maggie. There is no difference in meaning. All of them are grammatically correct. You can use all of these words and phrases ''except for / except / with the exception of / excepting / but / apart from'' when you want to emphasize that something is not included in something else.

Hello Mouksit. The correct form is ''rise to the challenge''. For example, ''It's going to be a difficult job but she will rise to the challenge''.

Hello Ezzat. ''mouldy'' means covered with ''mould'' (a green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air), for example ''mouldy bread / mouldy cheese''. "mouldy'' can also mean in an old-fashioned way ''unpleasant / of little value / not modern'', for example: All he gave me was a mouldy old 50p. The city's museums are filled with mouldy old collections. I hope this helps :)

Hello Teni. The correct form is ''are'' because you have joined two subjects by ''and''. Lake Toba and Samosir Island (They) are treasures. I hope this helps :) If you need any help in subject - verb agreement, feel free to ask me. Regards

Hello Ramin. Yes, it is grammatically correct. You use the past perfect tense ''had worked'' before another action happened in the past ''came''. I agree with Brends. It would be better to choose another word instead of ''came''.

Bez engleskog

Odlučila sam da ne pričam engleski sa mojim mužem. Dosta je bilo! Hoću da naučim srpski bez greške pre kraja godine. Kako da naučim srpski kad pričam engleski? Rekla sam mojem/mom mužu da neću da pričam sa njim na engleskom i baš je bio srećan kad je to čuo. Počeli smo u ponedeljak i ja vežbam da pričam sa ljudima preko aplikacije za jezik učenje jezika kad moj muž ide na posao / kad je moj muž na poslu. Imam dve drugarice koje hoće da uče srpski sa mnom. Rekla sam ovo prošli put ovde, ali imam još dve drugarice koje hoće da uče sa nama. Znači da imam četiri drugarice zainteresovane za učenje jezika (just to avoid repetition) sa mnom. Meni je baš zanimljivo. :)

Odlično! Ovo je super! Nastavi tako :) 

Yes, I find this sentence ambiguous. It can mean both :)

''Blunt'' means saying what you think without trying to be polite or caring about other people’s feelings.