It means to lay down. Example: I arrived at my mom's house, and while she was cooking dinner, I stretched out on the sofa and watched some television. She told me that I should stop being lazy and come help her peel some potatoes.

I introduce me

Hello friends.
My name is Henry. I'm forty three years old. I'm from Valencia (Spain), but I live in Xátiva, a small and beautiful city.

I'm a teacher. I teach Spanish at the Secondary Level. This year, I got a job at my city's Institute.

In my free time, I play football with my friends once a week. I also go biking almost everyday because I love bikes.
I like all styles of music except 'raeggeton' (I hate this). I study classical guitar and, in the future, I will learn to play jazz.

I watch tv, especially at night: I like documentaries and TV series such as 'How I met your mother', 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Closer', etc.
On weekends, I like working in my little garden because I love plants and flowers. I like reading, cooking, and going to the sea.  I go to the sea once a month.  And I like going out for long walks with my girlfriend.

This year, I am preparing for my certification of English A2 level, so I will need a little help from you. I will be grateful for your comments. Thanks!!

"Yes, that is a good comparison." I actually believe that would be considered an analogy as well. So I would have said "Yes, that is a good analogy".

I've never heard this expression. And I can't quite figure it out from the context. Maybe it is an Australian expression? Wish I could be of more help.

Since I take such terrible care of myself, how the heck did you live to be 100 years old?

Fella is basically an antiquated slang for "fellow". I would never use the term. I've seen it used in old television shows. They would address a stranger in a harsh tone. "Hey fella, move along, you can't drink alcohol while sitting on that bench". I think Lucy from the television show "I love Lucy" used that word a lot.

I've never heard this expression, so I googled it. I came up with pictures of "short down" jackets, and "short down" skirts. They were all items of clothing that were made from "down", as in "down feathers". These are the soft feathers that make for great insulation. I believe short refers to how long the item of clothing is. Anyway, I've never heard the expression, so I could be wrong. But that is my best guess.

#1 You should write your name IN the notebook. Also, you should write your name ON the line in the notebook. #2 In the age of Newton, much scientific progress happened. During the time that Newton lived, much scientific progress happened. At the time that Newton published his 3 laws of motion, nobody believed him. In ancient Egypt everybody loved cats. At the time that Ancient Egypt learned to build pyramids, they didn't have computers. #3 Let's get you off of this drip. (OK) The nurse got me off of the drip. (OK) Please take this drip off of me. Can you take this drip off of me? #4 It rained and my room got all wet. And it is still raining. It rained and I forgot to close my window, and now my room is flooded. It rained and I forgot to close my window, and now my room is soaked. The rain got into my room. The rain came into my room. Why didn't I close that darn window. The water keeps coming in. I better go close it right now.