Interesting, I was so engaged within the last ten days that there was virtually no time to suffer from the apparent lack of the Internet, what is more, I even forgot all about it, yet the first thing to do after coming back home was to go on-line...he-he... My, it took me painstaking years to have everything working, it looks like my laptop missed me much more
However, joking apart, there is an enormous workload to cope with.
First, (in chronological order) Speaking. Thanks to Barbara, we talked for a long while, discussing the exam and our feelings and attitudes. I am really happy to learn that she is going to London to study. I also appreciate her compliments on my blog and the the whole project. Such a kind girl, she is! However, what worries me was my occasional fumbling for words which cast a cloud over our chat, at least for my part. Generally speaking, it implies that even 10 days without practice matter greatly. agrh
Secondly, Writing. It doesn't seem as easy as it used to be before, agrh again. The first sentence I was stuck with was about liking... so, next comes the list of synonyms in terms of both words and collocations:
Appeal:it holds little/no appeal for me
...'s appeal lies in ...
boost, enhance /enduring, lasting, timeless/ immediate, instant appeal to
(smth/smb) (never) lose their/his/her/its appeal for
(smth/smb) strongly/really appeal/s to me /enormously
(the characters) directly appeal to my imagination
Attract:= entice
= allure
= lure
= tempt
= win over
= captivate
= tickle smb's fancy (inf)
opposites attract
Attraction:hold/ have no/ powerful/ irresistible attraction for me
deny/ feel/ resist attraction towards
Charm:a woman of considerable charm
his natural charm and wit made him very popular
rustic/rural charm
still retains a lot of its old-world charm/ lost its charm for me
part of the, its charm
hm, I dare say it's a bit of a struggle with... When did I happen to become so lazy? I usually don't mind idling for a while, but now it's beyond me to set to work, argh onсe again...
nity nite anyway
