What's up?
Let's see if any of my answers are correct :)

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What's up?
The cost of living...
An often asked question...
Global temperatures...
My weight...

What's up?
A two letter, one syllable preposition...
The opposite of down...

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How did I do?  :)

I'm trying to learn some English words, but I have no idea how to pick them up effectively.

to cringe 

to abolish

to impose

to flout

to faint

to uphold

be sluggish

fortitude

hostility

'Excellent,' Richard.

Great to see you back.