to use the worst or least desirable options available because there are no better ones left, scrape the barrel, to choose *among*❌, to choose *from*✅, less VS few, The core difference is that fewer refers to countable things (nouns you can number), while less refers to measurable quantities (mass or volume)., try to please or accommodate someone to an unusual degree, bend over backwards, to clean dishes after a meal, wash up, to lift something from the floor or a surface, pick up, to arrange or assemble furniture or equipment, set up, given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior., capricious, The weather in the mountains is often c____, changing from sunny to stormy within minutes., The weather in the mountains is often capricious, changing from sunny to stormy within minutes., Charlie had/threw a tan___ in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets., Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets., an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action, catalyst, The new policy acted as a cat____ for much-needed reform in the organization., The new policy acted as a catalyst for much-needed reform in the organization., except vs except for, Use except for when the exception acts as a condition that prevents the main statement from being 100% true., before *to* enter❌, before *entering✅, The trip was perfect, ___ the rain. (except or except for), The trip was perfect, except for the rain.", The party was perfect, ____ the rain. (except or except for), The party was perfect, except for the rain., maintain📢, /meyn-*teyn*/, Your essay is excellent, ____ the spelling errors. (except or except for), Your essay is excellent, except for the spelling errors., Use ____ at the beginning of a sentence, when excluding something that is fundamentally different from what is included, or when the phrase stands alone., Use except for at the beginning of a sentence, when excluding something that is fundamentally different from what is included, or when the phrase stands alone., fare l'appello, call out the names, If I keep it *switching*on...❌, If I keep it on...✅.

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