Hi . l read the defination between lift and raise and l got it. But then l came across these sentences " raise your hands / lift your hands " and " My heartbeat is raising Or you lift my spirit " these sentences are confusing. Because l know " raise " is used in figurative way , " lift is used for real thing " hand is not figurative , and spirit isn't real thing . why are these true ? They both mean "move up", but "raise" is usually used in an idiomatic/figurative way ("The sales were raised by 150%"), and "lift" is for when you are actually, literally moving a real thing up ("I lifted the box."). There is some overlap between the two, but not too much.

What does "easy" mean in this context? Glancing back, I got my first clear look at the monster. He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like something from the cover of Muscle Man magazine—bulging biceps and triceps and a bunch of other ’ceps, all stuffed like baseballs under vein-webbed skin. He wore no clothes except underwear—I mean, bright white Fruit of the Looms—which would’ve looked funny, except that the top half of his body was so scary. Coarse brown hair started at about his belly button and got thicker as it reached his shoulders. Does it mean: 1) Relaxed 2) Easy-going 3) Cold-blooded 4) Stupid What does it exactly mean? Thank you in advance!

Looking For Friends Who Are Willing To Exchange Languages(Chinese&English) Learning!!!!! Hi, I'm Ben. I just graduated from a university in China last year. After working in a German-funded company in Shanghai for a year, I decided to study abroad. Now I am preparing for IELTS, but speaking and writing are more effective in communication, so I am looking for friends who are willing to exchange languages with me. If you seem to want to learn Chinese, I think we can learn from each other, I can teach you Chinese, from pronunciation and writing to listening and speaking, I can give you effective advice. At the same time, I hope you can teach me English, I am not good at English speaking, listening and writing. Looking forward to making new friends! Please contact me!

Hi all, this community has been extremely helpful to me. Today I am here again with another question. I ll be grateful if someone could help me with my question. They quickly began preparing breakfast. Could someone please tell me what parts of speech “began & preparing” are in this sentence. Please I need clarification and reasoning, so a through explanation will be much appreciated. Thanks

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Which sentence correct? ‘This order counts to your 10% off’ or ‘this order counts towards your 10% discount’? It’s about a marketing campaign. Customers can get 10% off their next order after they’ve made 10 purchases.

What's the difference between medicine and medication? -> Take your medicine -> Take your medication

When you go to a store like a bakery, how would one refer to the person selling the bread, clerk?

Are pencils dull or blunt when you need to sharpen them, or can you use both terms? For knives: - Are dull knives the ones that need sharpening and - Blunt knives would be knives like butter knives not intended to be sharp in the first place?