1. a verb phrase ‐ to give someone a particular impression or feeling about something

Blue is the only primary color within the cool spectrum, which means the other colors are created by combining blue with a warm color (yellow for green and red for purple). Greens take on some of the attributes of yellow, and purple takes on some of the attributes of red. Use cool colors in your designs to give a sense of calm or professionalism. In general, cool colors are often more subdued than warm colors. They are the colors of night, of water, of nature, and are usually calming, relaxing, and somewhat reserved.

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2. a verb phrase – to not understand what someone means

The 2015 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries is not a word at all. It’s an emoji – the “face

with tears of joy” emoji, to be precise. Writing in The Guardian, Hannah Jane Parkinson brands the decision “ridiculous”. For Parkinson, and I’m sure for many other language mavens out there, it’s “ridiculous” because the emoji is not even a word. But both these complaints miss the point. Emoji – from the Japanese meaning “picture character” (a word which only entered the Oxford Dictionaries in 2013) – is in many respects language‐like.

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3. an adjective – easily broken, damaged or destroyed

The collection, consisting of up to 4.6 million map sheets and 63,000 atlases, includes magnificent bound collections of elaborate maps ‐ the pride of the golden age of Dutch cartography. In the reading room scholars, wearing thin cotton gloves to protect the fragile sheets, examine ancient maps with magnifying glasses. Across the room people sit at their computer screens, studying the latest maps. With their prodigious memories, computers are able to store data about people, places and environments ‐ the stuff of maps ‐ and almost instantly information is displayed on the screen in the desired geographic context, and at the click of a button, a print‐out of the map appears.

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4. a noun – an activity that you enjoy doing when you are not working

The Swahili people of Coastal East Africa take envy very seriously. They frequently feel the need to hide or minimise personal success. Hence, boasting can be a dangerous pastime. Envy emanates from neighbours, friends and family. After all, a stranger does not care if you have managed to replace your thatched roof with corrugated iron. But those Swahili who have struggled to build houses which are a little better than their neighbours often paint on the front of their houses the slogan, hasidi hana sababu: this means ‘envy without reason’.

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5. an adjective ‐ not taking or not seeming to take much interest

In the ten hours prior to the Titanic’s fatal collision with an iceberg at 11.40pm, six warnings of icebergs in her path were received by the Titanic's wireless operators. This was not the fault of the Titanic crew. The fact that the wireless operators were not even Titanic crew, but rather contracted workers from a wireless company, made their role in the ship’s operation quite unclear. Captain Smith’s seemingly casual attitude in increasing the speed on this day to a

dangerous 22 knots or 41 kilometres per hour, can then be partly explained by his ignorance of what lay ahead.

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6. a verb – to be a part of or affected by something

While suggestopedia has gained some notoriety through success in the teaching of modern languages, few teachers are able to emulate the spectacular results of Lozanov and his associates. We can, perhaps, attribute mediocre results to and inadequate placebo effect. The students have not developed the appropriate mind set. They are often not motivated to learn through this method. They do not have enough 'faith'. They do not see it as 'real teaching', especially as it does not seem to involve the 'work' they have learned to believe is essential to learning.

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7. a noun – a piece of clothing

During the 1950s, the Indian fashion scene was exciting, stylish and very graceful. There were no celebrity designers or models, nor were there any labels that were widely recognised. The value of a garment was judged by its style and fabric rather than by who made it. It was

regarded as perfectly acceptable, even for high‐society women, to approach an unknown tailor

who could make a garment for a few rupees, providing the perfect fit, finish and style. They

were proud of getting a bargain , and of giving their own name to the end result.

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