🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I've never been to a restaurant like this before.
- It's really different, isn't it?
- That's a good word to describe it.
- I hope you're hungry because the pizza here is huge as well as to die for.
- I am hungry. I think I could eat a large by myself.
- Well, let's order one for starters.
- I'm in the mood for a Californian.
- That happens to be my favorite. Waiter, I think we're ready to order.

✳ professor (noun)

Sounds:
- /pɹəˈfɛsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/ (General-American)

Forms:
- professors (plural)

professor (noun) senses:
1. The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor."
2. (US, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
3. (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
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🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛

She had been practicing the piano diligently before the recital.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Hi. I just lost my purse when I was shopping on the street. I guess somebody stole it from me.
- Sorry to hear that. Could you tell me what were in your purse?
- My mobile phone, passport and some cash.
- When did you come to America?
- Just a couple of days ago.
- Could you recall when and where you lost it?
- I have no idea.
- OK. I have written it down. Who is your emergency contact person in America?
- That is my friend Tim who lives nearby.
- OK. We will contact you as soon as we have any clues.

💡 Example 💡 score

score (noun): You act your kindneſs on Cydaria’s ſcore.

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✳ killer (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- [ˈkʰɪlə(ɹ)] (UK)
- /ˈkɪlɚ/ (US)
- [ˈkʰɪɫlɚ] (US)

Forms:
- killers (plural)

killer (noun) senses:
1. One who or that which kills.
2. (figuratively) That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
3. (figuratively) Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
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✳ killer (adj)

Forms:
- more killer (comparative)
- most killer (superlative)

killer (adj) senses:
1. (slang) Excellent, very good, cool.
2. Causing death, destruction, or obliteration.
3. Distressing, uncomfortable.

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🌜 Past Perfect 🌛

The team had practiced hard before the championship game.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Lee closed the door behind Sydney so that they could have a private conversation about Lee asking for Sydney's daughter's hand in marriage.
- (Lee) So as soon as we stepped into Sydney's home office, I shut the door behind him so I could ask him before I lost my nerve.
- Oh, wow! Sydney is scary! What happened?
- Well, I was like "Mr. Sydney, I came to talk to you tonight about asking for your permission to marry your daughter."
- Man! I'm so proud of you. Then what happened? Was he nice about it?
- He was like,"Son, I would be proud to have you as a member of the family, and I know that Ashley loves you very much."
- Great!

🌜 Future Perfect 🌛

By the time the baby is born, they will have renovated the nursery.

✳ overcome (verb)

Sounds:
- /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ (UK)
- /ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/ (US)

Forms:
- overcomes (present, singular, third-person)
- overcoming (participle, present)
- overcame (past)
- overcome (participle, past)

overcome (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
2. (intransitive) To prevail.
3. (transitive) To recover from (a difficulty), to get over
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✳ overcome (noun)

Forms:
- overcomes (plural)

overcome (noun) senses:
1. (Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
2. (Scotland) A surplus.