"Before you came into my life I missed you so bad" The quote comes from a popular song. The question is: why did the singer choose to say "... I missed you so bad" and not "...I'd missed you so bad". Am I missing something about the use of the word 'to miss'?

Meet is it changes should control Our being, lest we rust in ease Can't make neither head nor tail of the form in which the word "meet" was used in the quotation above. The general meaning of the quotation is also a bit blurry. Could you, please, help me understand, what on earth that could mean? Thanks in advance.

Hard translation of simple feelings. I recall the time when I was 15. "The Hands Up" (Руки Вверх) music group was all the rage those days in Russia. Well, I didn't like them much but the lycics of one of their songs "А он тебя целует" ("And he kisses you") really touched me. So I made an attempt of its translation. :) The original lyrics you can find here (just in case you know Russian): http://lyrics.mp3s.ru/perl/lyric.pl?hy1kugCWPhPO6&81256 I wonder if my translation sounds natural in English. And if not where am I wrong :) Here it is: And He Kisses You In the warm evening I'm wandering alone You can't get her back- the rain whispers to me gently I know I'll meet you with the other man How I wish it weren't you, but it is you who's walking by his side I did love you so much, so much! Thought you'd be waiting for me.. What have you done! I did love you so much, so much! And now I've lost you. And he kisses you Tells you that he loves you And on nights he holds you tight Strains you to his heart But I'm racked with pain Still in love The pictures in the album Are to remind me of you In the warm evening it is thundering Again I see the two of you, you're smiling. I'm turning away. What are you doing to me? Why are you mocking at me? I did love you so much, so much! Thought you'd be waiting for me.. What have you done! I did love you so much, so much! And now I've lost you.

What is an english saying that would fit the situation situation? In Russia when somebody breaks a glass, they will usually say something like "this is for good luck.." and if somebody spills some salt on the floor they wil say "this is for quarrel". Is this the right way to say it in English or are there sayings that would fit the situations? Please, correct me if wrote anything wrong.

What is the general word for city, town, village etc. Is it ok to use the word 'settlement' as a generalization for city, town etc.?

'In short, she nagged without ease'. What can this possibly mean?

The way people communicate I guess there's no way to take a deep look inside tradition, mentality, the very way of life of a country but learning language spoken in it. For instance, Russian literacy is essential for proper understanding and appreciation of Tarkovsky's best films, Pushkin's high form of poetry. Possibly the reason why Pushkin was never recognized as a great poet outside Russia is that his poetry is deeply connected to his native language. He spoke fluent French but his verses he kept deliberately russian. Even simple comunication between people of different cultures is affected by differing experiences of the nations they represent. The idioms differ drastically from one language to another so do even prepositions. Can people find or invent a single common language for all, or should they? Not in my opinion. I guess they just should try to learn each other's language, try to give up thinking of their point of view as of something universally true. Besides, in all languages paying respect to your partner is the only way to keep really good conversation. What is learning foreign language if not paying respect to many people (your friends) that are ready to communicate with you?