What is the difference between ''restore'' and ''replenish'' ?

what's the difference between ''thoughts on'' and ''thoughts about'' ? when should I use each one?

''...if Brexit allowed the UK to circumvent import tariffs'' ? ''The price of clothing and footwear might fall if Brexit allowed the UK to circumvent import tariffs.'' source: BBC I have two doubts here, 1) Why is not ''allows'' instead of ''allowed''? 2) What does ''circumvent'' mean?

What is the difference among 好似, 好像 and 一样?

How to use the -ING form in Chinese? (Gerunds) Can the character be omitted in some sentences? Can you give me some examples? e.g. A really common phrase is ‘‘我请你吃饭’’ but this form is in ''future tense'' or ''present tense'' ? Does it depend on the situation?

Final Particles: How do you use 啦, 嘞, 嚹, and 喇? I've seen that 啦 is the most common among the above mentioned, but the ''laa'' that I've heard is not in the same tone as 啦, which sounds more like a command, a bit rude somehow... (e.g. 出來啦！get out! ) The one I've heard is really soft, something like: 我做咗功課laa (I did my homework) or 佢瞓咗laa (he/she has already slept). What final particle could be the one I've heard? -- this is a hard question in my opinion 'cause Cantonese have many tones... And I don't know where to find an Online Cantonese dictionary with pronunciation (audio) :/ Do you know any? By the way, it would be great if you could compare the Cantonese final particles with other ''Mandarin'' final particles (maybe 了or 吧, if it can be compared)

What's the difference between 嘛 and 嗎?

What does 好了 mean after a verb? I don't know if it can be used as an expression too, like this: 好了! I saw a whole expression with 好了 at the end of the sentence e.g. 你一起學習好了, 好不好? 你一起玩好了, 好不好?