what's meaning of these words and phrases??? 1.off-licence what's meaning??? 2."a sing-making company" what's that???? 3."and soon after,i began to gain ground." what's "ground" mean??? 4."i was orderly sick" what does "orderly" mean???

what's the difference?? 1.demolish vs destroy 2.dwindle vs decrease 3.adore vs worship 4.expedition vs safari 5.vertical vs perpendicular

what does "mac" mean "For the shriek women of Sex and City, Channel purses are a must have. And now in the city where the famous doubles see symbols, the mac of all handbags exhibits has landed. " what's "mac"???

i heard this on the radio there's a story that says a man 's skin turned blue coz he got silver poisoning.his blue skin is the result of a rare medical syndrome known as argyria but he thought it could make him younger. then the reporter asked the man,"How did you apply it to your face?" he answered,"Just cotton ball, swap it." and i look up the word "swap" in the dictionary,it means change, what does that mean???

some words that confused me what's the difference between...... 1.fake vs false 2.change vs alter 3.go in for vs take part in vs join vs enroll 4.rug vs carpet(is the first one used in the living room the second used in the bedroon??)

what's the difference between state and federal??