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    It has many meanings... can you give an example? For example, one common meaning of "I'm involved" means "I'm in a romantic relationship with someone else, so stop hitting on me".
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    December 4, 2009
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    If you have insurance on your automobile, you might have insurance that covers “liability” but not “collision.” This means if you hit someone or you hit someone's house, the insurance covers that person's medical bills or to repair their house, but not it does not cover the cost of repairing the dent in your car. If you want to buy a car, and you need to get a loan from a bank to do so, the bank wants to make sure that the car does not get dented (but they don’t care about the person or house you hit). So the bank will require that you have a “qualifying insurance policy” to cover fixing the car, because if you default on your loan, the bank owns your car.
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    December 4, 2009
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    "Make" is a very flexible word in English. Yes you can "make" somebody "happy / sad / frustrated / angry / hungry, etc". There is a well-known song in English with these lyrics: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away." Sometimes it helps if I can hear songs in other languages to have a context for phrases, like "you make me happy". I'm sure you could find a video on the internet of someone singing this song if you're interested.
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    December 3, 2009
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    It means he didn't have money, but he had relationships with influential other people. This might be thru military connections (he served in a war with someone important) or political (he was friends with the town mayor) or in business (he is friends with the businessman who owns the largest industry in the town) or in religion (he is friends with the bishop) or something similar.
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    December 3, 2009
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    Spin means to go in circles, like spinning a top (a child's toy) or how the earth spins on axis. Spin also refers to when you describe something in a way to encourage someone else to see it like you want them to see it. In a resume or CV, where you list your previous job experience, most people "spin" their employment history to cast a favorable light on them. So instead of saying "I worked at a cash register all day, and counted the money at the end of the day" someone might say "I built positive relationships with customers during each financial transaction, and I managed the daily financial reports." This isn't untrue, but it is spun to sound fancier or more important than it is.
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    December 3, 2009
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    The question does not display on this page because the asker used HTML characters that were removed. The asker is trying to say: What is the difference between feeling and emotion? Feeling is used to describe a physical or emotional sensation. You can feel pain from touching a hot stove, or feel loss when your friend moves away. Usually you describe that you feel something, and the something is the emotion (happy, sad, frustrated, lonely, elated, doomed, frightened, etc). “He has feelings for her” means that he has romantic feelings. Sometimes when the emotion is not stated, it suggests a romantic emotion. Note: You can have “emotional intelligence” which is an awareness of how your internal sensations impact your mental capabilities. This is a different kind of intelligence than factual intelligence.
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    November 24, 2009
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    "Know how" is a colloquialism. It means “the skills necessary to do a task”. It comes from the concept of knowing how to do something, which means having the “know how” to do something. Can John fix his truck? Yes I think he has the know how to do that. (Yes I think John has the skills to do that.) You would not use “know how” in a formal setting, like when you write a resume to get a job. But you might hear it in speech.
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    November 24, 2009
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    “Lying on a beach is much more pleasant than sitting in an office” You use “lying” and “sitting” because you’re talking about the abstract concepts of doing those things. All of the times you can imagine lying on a beach are better than all the times you imagine sitting in an office. Note that you’re comparing to “sitting in an office” in the abstract, not only your particular office today. “To lie on the beach is much more pleasant than to sit in this office.” Now you are comparing one singular time to another. Once you were on the beach, and now you are in the office, and comparing the memories the beach was nicer. Note that here you’re comparing to “this office” because you’re there now.
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    November 24, 2009
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    You might consider giving the couple something for their home, which you can find from their wedding registry (their wish list at a store). Or for something more personal, you could get them something made by a local artist of your region (like a fused glass serving dish, or special pottery teapot) that is totally unique. Or consider giving them a gift of an experience that they can enjoy together, like tickets to a ballet or a cooking class or sporting event (especially one far away from the wedding date, so it is not stressful).
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    June 20, 2009
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    Your question implies that if a boy chooses you, then that makes the decision for you and you don't have to decide. Instead of waiting for someone to choose you, you might want to take matters into your own hands. Make a list of attributes you like in someone (honesty, sincerity, wry humor, whatever makes you drawn to someone) and then look for these traits in the people you meet. That way you will be choosing for yourself.
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    June 20, 2009
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