english with d & v

🐈‍⬛ I DIDN'T GET IT, HIS SPEECH WAS... rambling — too long and confused, straying from subject to subject 😵‍💫 His rambling account of events made it difficult to understand what really happened 😵‍💫 The rambling monologue turned a simple idea into a confusing mess #ewdv_word_for_a_note

VERY RECENTLY ❤️ You may say: “the day before”, “two weeks ago”… but what if you can’t recollect a particular time? on the eve — immediately before. ⭐️ watch the video ("V for Vendetta") to learn the correct pronunciation. #ewdv_on_screen

I’M SORRY I DID THAT 💔 another way to express your regrets rue the day — If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results 🟢you’ll rue the day you ignored my advice about saving money and here is one more example of Phoebe from “Friends” using this phrase #ewdv_phrase_for_a_note

it's better to start a new chapter with something light, so let's begin by sharing some life memes 🐑 #ewdv_memes

REALLY LONG TIME NO SEE but we’re back. and we mean it! also it means that we’re going to continue sharing useful words and phrases with you and even more — there will be videos with us here and free online meetings (yes, we’re reviving our speaking club) we are still dasha and vika and we are still studying at hse university (our final year). we both have jobs, and we are trying our best to balance everything the most important thing: we remain just as eager to learn english and willing to develop our skills. therefore, we are here

share in the comments below how much has changed in your lives during this time. it will be very touching for us to read — and thanks to everyone who waited, it means the world for us!

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I got stamina 🧘‍♀ we can learn this word not only from Sia’s song, but also from movie “Men in Black” *️⃣stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ — the physical or mental energy that allows you to do something for a long time #ewdv_on_screen

Watching for a long time…🌟 relevant for those who have poor eyesight. sorry:) TO PEER — look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something. 🏠She had to peer through the fog to see her house. #ewdv_word_for_a_note

🍂 Plan for the year: to focus more on my health if you share this goal for 2025, these words will be useful for you 🍂 wellness /ˈwelnəs/ — the state of being healthy, especially when you actively try to achieve this tonify /ˈtəʊnɪfaɪ/ — tonify something to make a part of the body firmer, smoother and stronger, by exercise or by applying special creams, etc. robust /rəʊˈbʌst/ — strong and healthy 🍂 this year I want to achieve overall wellness and become more robust, so I should probably try to tonify my body #ewdv_advanced_words

Everything is ruined now! 💔 this slang phrase you may use when it didn’t work out. TO GO PEAR SHAPED — If a plan goes pear shaped it fails. watch the excerpt from the film “How To Blow Up a Pipeline” to hear how it sounds 📞 #ewdv_on_screen

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For the sake of others! ❤️ have you ever met a person who was willing to sacrifice himself? he would have the courage to… BELL THE CAT — to be brave enough to do something that will be good for a group that you are part of, but is dangerous or difficult. 🌟 Everybody agreed that we've got to bell the cat, but no one wants to step forward and lead. #ewdv_phrase_for_a_note

🌟 We will find ourselves in the winter forest… when we read the poem “Stopping by Woods On a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost: Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. 🌟and one of the adapted translations by G. Kruzhkova: Чей это лес — я угадал Тотчас, лишь только увидал Над озером заросший склон, Где снег на ветви оседал. Мой конь, задержкой удивлен, Как будто стряхивая сон, Глядит — ни дыма, ни огня, Тьма и метель со всех сторон. В дорогу он зовет меня. Торопит, бубенцом звеня. В ответ — лишь ветра шепоток Да мягких хлопьев толкотня. Лес чуден, темен и глубок. Но должен я вернуться в срок. И до ночлега путь далек, И до ночлега путь далек. #ewdv_poems

🎧 Are you looking for a podcast in English? then here we come! we’ve collected 6 interesting podcasts on absolutely different topics some of them are aimed at helping you learn English, some are about mental health, love and much more. so choose the one that is best for you 🍭 #ewdv_sets

New Year — new me ❤️ Absolutely. That is why many of us create secret lists with plans and aims, in other words: (NEW YEAR’S) RESOLUTIONS — promises that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year I made about 20 New Year’s resolutions 🌟 #ewdv_word_of_the_day

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New Year is coming soon 🎄 that’s why we revise important details that will come in handy during the celebration: CHRISTMAS TREE TOPPER — a decorative ornament placed on the "crown" of a Christmas tree (a star, for example) SPARKLERS /ˈspɑː.klər/ — a handheld firework that emits sparks (бенгальские огни) TINSEL /ˈtɪn.səl/ — a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread (мишура) We gathered together to decorate our Christmas tree with the topper and tinsel, and then sparklers were lit 🎆 #ewdv_advanced_words

👤You left me! or you can say it another way 🍂 bail on me — to quite, not to show up, cancel any plans let’s see, how this fares was used in “Mr. Robert” ⬆️ #ewdv_on_screen

♟️“I’ve tried the best board games out this Christmas and these are 9 worth playing” The Mirror collected family, co-operative and party games: the most of them are unusual. Unfortunately, the majority of them are available only via Amazon, but you may find analogies by studying the rules of the games ⭐️ #ewdv_articles