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[katiecturner]

[space-facts]

Pluto has a very eccentric orbit which takes it between 4.4 and 7.3 billion km from the Sun, meaning Pluto is periodically closer to the Sun than Neptune.

Pluto has 5 moons Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra. The largest, Charon, is tidally locked with Pluto meaning the same sides are always facing each other.

[drshahtokyo]

[carpenter-john-blog]

Here comes the dawn of a new year in our lives… It’s time to reckon the years past, ponder about the present and compromise ourselves with our futures; more than planning, New Year’s Day is a time for compromise, and compromise only counts if it’s action. For all of us that have chosen the…

[paulloveenglish]

Happy New Year, Joao! Thank for your greetings and nice words to us,hope we can keep a good friendship and geting a great improvement on English learning in 2015!

[theseagullsarewatching]

For some reason I thought “happy birthday bitches!” but what I REALLTY meant to say is “happy new year!” so clearly I am VERY DRUNK

[englishneverstops]

Happy New Year to the entire English Never Stops Community! It has been amazing to watch us grow as a community during the first year of ENS. We have grown from a few individuals to a global community - working together we have helped each other to reach some of our goals in 2014, however that was…

[captainboboty]

I have never thought that ENS is only a 1 year-old. It’s a pleasure to be a member of this community and I also really appreciate your welcome greetings . Looking forward more collaboration,I wish all of you a happy new year.

[arabic-posts]

[drshahtokyo]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERY ONE

[ariiaf]

[majdhdahalan]

أستغفرك ربي وأتوب إليك

[avnans]

#avnans

[inoory-deactivated20150107]

أعطِ ربكَ قليلا يُعطكَ الكثير تقرّب إليہ شبرا يَتقرب إليكَ ذراعا أترُك شَيئا من أجلہ يعوضك خَيرا مثيرا سبحَانہ وهو الغنيّ عنك

مقتبس*

[inoory-deactivated20150107]

اللّهمّ اهدِني , ثُم اهدِني , ثُم اهدِني , ثُم خُذني إليك

[drshahtokyo]

Cy

[drshahtokyo]

TO DASH OUT WITH EXCITEMENT OR ENTHUSIASM

"If there`s  one thing I loath." the coach said, "it`s a quitter." He had good reason to reprimand us at half-time, because  the scoreboard revealed that we were losing, 45-20. Our lackluster performance indicated to him that we had forgotten the rudimentary( Elementary) aspects of basketball. His caustic remarks fired us up, however, and we dashed out, determined to wrest control  of the game from our rivals.

LOATHE: To Hate

REPRIMAND:  TO Show Sharp Disapproval 

LACKLUSTER:  Dull

CAUSTIC:  Sarcastic, Biting

WREST: Take by Force

FIRE UP:

Meaning: to create enthusiasm or excitement, usually among a group of people or a crowd

For example:

Fire up sb The coach fired up his players with his half-time talk, and they tried much harder in the second half.

Be fired up After being fired up by their leaders' speeches, the protesters marched to government house.

Dash out:

Meaning:  ( for something) [for something]  to leave a place in a hurry to get something.

Harry dashed out for some cigarettes. Excuse me. I just have to dash out.

[drshahtokyo]

A PERFECT KNOWLEDGE ALWAYS GIVES JOY

As a avid football fan. I try to see every game the Jets play. Whenever I can cajole my father into  accompanying me, I try to do so. He has only a rudimentary knowledge of the game, and since I am steeped in it. I enjoy explaining its intricate details to him. It certainly does enhance your appreciation of football when you are aware of every  nuance of the sport.

Meaning

AVID:  Eager

CAJOLE:  To Persuade by Flattery or Pleading,  Coax,  

RUDIMENTARY:  Elementary

INTRICATE:  Complex, Puzzling

ENHANCE:  Heighten, Intensify 

NUANCE:  Slight Variation in meaning, Tone,etc

[condolencesformh17]

CONDOLENCES FOR MH17

[drshahtokyo]

 CONDOLENCES FOR MH17

The tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has shaken all of us. Our thoughts and prayers go to the passengers who were on board the aircraft as well as their loved ones.

Let’s share our words of condolence and comfort for the families of the passengers during this trying period.

[drshahtokyo]

SPEAK TRUTH AND GET SALVATION

   Under the pretext of being a surgeon he gained entry to the hospital. When interviewed by the director, he had to fabricate a tale of his medical experience, but he was so adroit at lying that he got away with it. It was not until the phony "doctor" began to gesticulate wildly with his scalpel, that a vigilant nurse was able to detect the fraud. In the annals of medical history there have been a number of such cases.

PRETEXT:  An Excuse

FABRICATE: To Lie; To Construct 

ADROIT:  Skillful

GESTICULATE:  Move the Arms Energetically

SCALPEL:  A Small Straight Knife With a Thin Sharp Blade Used in Surgery and Dissection.

VIGILANT:  Watchful

Get away with

Meaning: to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished

For example:

Get away with sth Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught and now she's stuck with a police record for the rest of her life.

But

Get away

Meaning: to leave a place

Synonym: escape

For example:

get away I had the fish on the line, but just as I was getting it out of the water, it fell back in and got away.

get away I wanted to join you for dinner, but I just couldn't get away. There was too much going on in the office.

get away from sth We left the pub to get away from the noise.

 Hear out:

 Meaning: If you hear somebody out, you listen to them until they've finished what they are saying.

For example:

Hear sb out You should hear somebody out before you respond to what they say.

Hear sb out You should hear me out before you start telling me what's wrong with what I'm saying.