The spoken is in the passive voice. What this allows, in english, is for the sentence to omit the person who is actually doing the verb. So your first change would be this: (I'm going to use wife) "I am already spoken for by my wife." or "My wife already speaks for me." This says that the man's wife speaks for him — she will intervene (or speak for him) if someone else tried to ask him to marry her. So: "My wife will tell you I am already married."

Yes. FIre is very energetic, volatile and exciting. For a person or personality to 'firey' or 'have fire' means that they are excited and enthusiastic and passionate. Other forms you may see: 'Fired up', which means that someone is ready to act, that is, ready to burst with fire (as used above). 'He had fire in his heart/soul/eyes': The heart, soul and eyes are used a lot to symbolise feeling and passion, so having fire in those places means that they are very passionate and willing to act.

"Go ahead." is the one I always use; it basically says, "You may proceed" or "speak" or "go first". It can be used when speaking, when waiting in a line, when showing a person through a door, when offering a person the chance to speak, etc.

I think the phrasing you are looking for is: "What do you think of . . ." instead of "How do you think about . . ." I have the book, but I've neglected to read it so far. I hear it is a quality text.

I would recommend you look at this question: http://www.italki.com/answers/question/124793.htm We answered a ver similar question. Make sure to read the comments too.

To understand this, you need to know what a fiscal year is. In English, a fiscal year is a unit of time equal in length to a year. The only difference is that it does not start at the same time as a new year -- it starts when the businesses decide it does. This fiscal year is then split into fiscal quarters. Your sentences references the third-quarter. Basically, the third fiscal quarter. This is not necessarily the third quarter of the real year (autumn). Otherwise, yes, it is just an earning report in the third quarter of the fiscal year.

The guy means that it is chaotic. Marti Gras is a celebration with dancing and partying and noise and chaos all around. By saying that it is Mardi Gras without the masks is just saying that it has the same conditions, it's just not called Mardi Gras (no one is wearing costumes or celebrating; it is just loud and chaotic)

Suppress has the "hold back, hold down, stop" overtone. Oppress has the "weigh down, burden" overtone. Repress has the "control--and physical control" overtone. Suppress means to hold back and stop someone from doing something. Ex The military suppressed the rebellion (stopped it/quelled it) Ex He suppressed his tears. (he stopped crying) Suppress has a neutral tone to it. Oppress means to be cruel to/weigh down with cruelty. Ex The government oppressed its citizens by overtaxing them. (the overtaxing weighs down the people and forces them into poverty.) Oppress has a negative tone to it. Repress means to try and control or suppress someone. Repress can mean the same as oppress or suppress. It can be negative or neutral, depending on the meaning.