Dare
Dare (= have enough courage) is used mainly in negative sentence and questions: ‘I wouldn’t dare to take the car without permission.’ ‘She stood at the edge of the cliff,…
Custom
You talk about a country’s customs (WITH s): ‘I learn a lot about Chinese customs in Hong Kong.’ Customs (WITH s) = the place where your bags are examined when…
Criticism
(1) Make a criticism (of sth): ‘The committee has made four specific criticism of the government’s transport policy.’ ‘The writer who made that criticism was unaware of the facts.’ (2)…
Critic
Critic = a person who writes reviews of new books, film etc.: ‘She was theater critic for the New Yorker.’ Review = a short article, book, speech etc., which carefully…
Could
(1) When talking about a skill or general ability in past, use could or be able to: ‘By the time she was four, she could/was able to swim in the…
Country-side
Use countryside when you are thinking about the beauty or lifestyle of this type of area (Rural region): ‘We have to act now to save the countryside for future generations.’…
Convince
Convince = make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something: ‘He convinced the customers of the advantages of his product’. ‘She failed to convince the jury…
Contact
Contact sb (WITHOUT with): ‘Unless we have an address or phone number, we can’t contact them.’ Compare: ‘Mrs Lewis phoned and would like you to get in touch with her.’