Words that Food Expressed (2)

Cake:
(a) soft sweet food baked with flour, etc.
(b) flat piece of something (c) (sell) like hot cakes – very quickly (d) have one's cake and eat it too – have the advantages of something without the disadvantages that go with it (e) piece of cake – something very easy to do (f) cover thickly
Carrot:
(a) the nutritious, orange to yellow root of a plant of the parsley family, eaten raw or cooked
(b) something hoped for or promised as a lure or incentive (c) to treat (furs) with mercuric nitrate preparatory to felting (d) carrot and stick – reward and punishment used as persuasive measures
Cheese-cake:
(a) cake in a sweet pastry case which contains soft cheese
(b) pictures of women with few clothes on
Chest-nut:
(a) kind of smooth red-brown nut
(b) red-brown colour (c) joke or story so old and familiar that it is no longer funny or interesting
Chip:
(a) thin piece of food
(b) small piece broken off (c) place from which this was broken (d) small piece of material on which an integrated circuit is formed (e) flat plastic object used for representing money in certain games (f) a chip off the old block – a person very like their father in character (g) have a chip on one's shoulder – be quarrelsome or easily offended, as a result of feeling badly treated (h) when the chips are down – when a very important point is reached (i) chip in – add (one's share of money)
Chocolate:
(a) solid brown substance eaten as candy
(b) small candy covered with this (c) hot drink made from this (d) dark-brown colour
Chop:
(a) piece of lamb or pork with a bone in it
(b) quick cutting blow (c) cut with a heavy tool (d) (something) for the chop – (something) is going to be stopped or closed (e) chop and change – changing minds about what to do or how to act
Clove:
(a) dried flower of a tropical tree used in cooking
(b) a small part of a garlic bulb (c) divide or make by a cutting blow
Cookie:
(a) small sweet cake
(b) person
Cream:
(a) thick liquid that rises to the top of the milk
(b) soft mixture like this (c) best people or thing (d) yellow-white colour (e) make into a soft mixture (f) take cream from the surface of (milk) (g) defeat (h) cream off – take the best part
Crepe:
(a) very thin pancake
(b) cloth, paper or rubber with a lined and folded surface
Curry:
(a) Indian dish of meat, vegetables, etc. with a hot taste
(b) make into curry (c) curry favour – try to win approval dishonestly

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Words that Food Expressed (1)

Apple: 

(a) kind of hard round juicy fruit 

(b)anything resembling an apple in size and shape,as a ball especially a base ball (c) an ineffectively bowls ball (Bowling) (d) a red capsule containing a barbiturate, especially secobarbital (e) apple a day – a small preventive treatment wards off serious problems (f) road apple – a piece of horse manure; a brick or stone found in the rubble of the streets (g) to curry favour with (someone) (h) apples to oranges – making an unfair comparison (i) diarrhoea (j) one smart apple – a smart or clever person (k) rotten apple – a bad individual among many good ones especially that spoils the group  (l) apple of an eye - someone cherished above others

Banana: 

(a) long yellow tropical fruit 

(b) top banana – a leading comedian in musical comedy, etc.; the chief person in a group or undertaking (c) go bananas – to go mildly crazy 

Batter: 

(a) mixture of flour, eggs and milk for making pancakes, etc.
(b) beat hard and repeatedly (c) cause to lose shape by continual use (d) player in base ball who tries to hit the ball with a bat 

Bean: 

(a) seed or pod of any of various plants used as food
(b) small amount (c) spill the beans – tell a secret (d) not know bean – something small and worthless (e) full of beans – full of life and eagerness; consisting of nonsense 

Beef: 

(a) meat of farm cattle
(b) big and strong person (c) complain (d) beef up – make stronger or more complete 

Blubber: 

(a) fat of sea creatures especially whales 

(b) weep noisily 

Bread: 

(a) food made of baked flour 

(b) food as a mean of staying alive (c) money (d) bread and butter – one's way of earning money to live on (e) know which side one's bread is buttered – know who or what will be of most gain to oneself 

Bun: 

(a) small round sweet cake 

(b) bread in a particular shape (c) hair twisted into a tight shape  
Butter: 

(a) yellow fat made from cream 

(b) spread butter on (c) butter up – praise too much; flatter

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Travelling and Climate

Acclimation means the process of becoming adjusted to a new environment or situation. Human beings need to acclimatize to the new climate of their arrival. If one plans to go on vacation, the country that ought to be chosen is the Republic of Singapore. It is said to be the best in South-East Asia. Moreover, one who hasn't been to Singapore had better know some facts about its favourable climatic conditions.

With the sea surroundings to moderate fluctuations in temperature, the weather of Singapore seems to be consistent all year round mainly due to its location near the equator. It has a warm tropical climate and an open season with sunshine throughout the year. Singapore has two levels of hot and wet in four seasons: hot, hotter, wet and wetter. So, Humidity is high. Rainfall is abundant.

It is known as equatorial climate. There are two specific seasons. The Northeast Monsoon Season prevails from December to the early March. Again the Southwest Monsoon Season lasts from June to September. The heavy downpours are possible to be frequent during this period. The thunderstorms also occur severely. After these periods the hot and wet appear respectively. Most buildings in Singapore are air-conditioned, and the hot-wet condition is easily done for acclimation.

December is usually the wettest month while February is the sunniest. July and August are the hottest months. On average, rainfall in Singapore begins to increase in October, peaking in December. Singapore has one of the highest rates of lightning activity in the world.

Rainfall and Lightning
Month       Monthly mean*(mm)       Mean lightning days # 

January           255.8                                   5.9
February         107.4                                   5.0
March             171.0                                 13.9
April               151.2                                 22.4
May                163.9                                 22.1
June                132.3                                 17.4
July                 150.0                                 14.5
August            151.9                                 12.3
September      157.3                                 13.5
October           158.8                                 19.6
November       262.4                                 23.5
December       329.5                                 15.7
*Calculated by averaging the monthly total rainfall for each month for the 27 year period (1982 – 2008) 

#Calculated by averaging the total number of days lightning is detected for each month for the 27 year period (1982 – 2008)
Source: Weatherwise Singapore. National Environment Agency, 2009.

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Animal Names and Their Usage (7)

Tiger:
(a) large Asian wild cat that has yellowish fur with black bands
(b) fierce or brave person
Turkey:
(a) bird rather like a large chicken, used for food
(b) talk turkey – speak seriously and plainly especially about business (c) play in theatre or film which does not succeed (c) stupid person
Turtle:
(a) sea animal with four legs and a hard horny shell
(b) turn turtle (of a ship) – turn over

Vulture:
(a) large tropical bird feeds on dead animals
(b) person who has no mercy and who uses people

Weasel:
(a) a small fierce furry animal
(b) weasel out – escape a duty by clever dishonest means
Whale:
(a) a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a huge fish
(b) a whale of a time – a very enjoyable time
Wolf:
(a) a wild animal that looks like a large dog and that kills and eats other animals
(b) eat quickly in large amount (c) keep the wolf from the door – earn enough to eat and live (d) cry wolf – call for help unnecessarily (e) a wolf in sheep's clothing – person who seems harmless but is hiding evil intentions (f) man who wants women for sex only
Worm:
(a) a small animal with a long thin body, no bones, and no legs, which lives in the soil
(b) move by twisting or effort (c) worm out – gradually find out (information) from someone who was trying to keep it secret (d) worthless, cowardly, etc., person

Yak:
(a) cow of central Asia with long hair
(b) talk continuously about unimportant things

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