collocation, A frequent combination of words in a language. It is often the only possible combination to express a concept, e.g., heavy rain (not strong rain), colloquial language (colloquialism), Words and phrases used in conversation or writing to friends but not in formal speech or writing, e.g., kids (= children),you know what I mean, etc., an idiom, A group of words with a different meaning from the meanings of the individual words, e.g., to put your foot in your mouth (= to say something inappropriate and embarrassing), a metaphor, A word or phrase not used literally, hut used to describe sb / sth in a more graphic way e.g., When she heard the doorbell ring, she flew to answer it. (= she ran fast, she didn't literally fly), phrasal verb, A verb combined with an adverb or preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning, e.g., throw away, look for, make up fo r, register, The style of written or spoken language that is appropriate for the situation (formal, informal, neutral), e.g., Can you lend me five bucks? (informal) Should you require further assistance... (formal), slang, very informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language, especially used by a particular group of people, e.g., teenagers. I had to walk home. I didn’t have enough dough (= money) fo r a taxi., a synonym, A word or expression that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another. e.g., lately / recently

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