Near-death experience. What's "near in this sentence. Almost or close to?

How do you do ,native English speakers. Nobody thought for a moment that Tom was the escaped convict, about whom such a stir had been made. (original) Is the original grammatically correct? I guess the original means : People thought for a moment that Tom was not the escaped convict. people had made a total chaos regarding the escaped convict. Is my guess correct?

Any Koreans out there? What are the 'trends' in Korea when it comes to learning English these days? I know that in the past people started to get obssessed over learning Phonics, or shadowing, and when RM said he learning English by watching "Friends" a lot of people follow suit. Any new trends?

What is the right way to ask for a ride? 1. Could you give me a lift? 2. Could you get me a lift? 3. Could you do me a lift? 4. Neither above is correct. If you want to know more book a trial with a community tutor from America.

Exercise 1 of Teacher Rue’s Rousing English guide:

I was in the middle of my presentation when I went completely dry.

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Are both the same? We gotta meet up real quick. We need to meet up urgently.