Oct. 27, 2015
I'm asleep on my feet.
I'm falling asleep on my feet.
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patient / patience
impatient / impatience
Idiom: I’m running out of patience.
I’m at the end of my rope.
I’m at the end of my rope.
I'm at my wit's end.
I'm at the end of my wits.
Hold your horses. = Calm down. Don't be so impatient.
Keep your shirt on. = Calm down. Don't be so impatient.
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camouflage = to hide st by using a visual pattern
an omen = a sign — often superstitious
That's a bad omen. That’s a good omen.
That's a bad sign. That’s a good sign.
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clockwise = following the direction of a clock
<—> counterclockwise = going in the opposite direction of the way a clock’s hands move
intuition = 感 (noun)
intuitive = easy to understand or operate without explicit instruction
The software is intuitive.
This watch is not very intuitive.
It’s counterintuitive. = It does not work in a logical way — or a way that you might expect.
counterintuitive【形】直観で分かるものではない、直観に反した
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