repeatedly telling you not to speak with your mouth full!” Dad said crossly.
time after time
Time after time, my little brother asked me to play with him.
ANTONYM: never
always (2) ADVERB
Always can mean forever.
endlessly
I shall be endlessly grateful to the woman who saved my life.
forever
“Madam, I am forever in your debt,” the musketeer said as he swept from the room.
perpetually
The Olympic flame burns perpetually.
ANTONYM: never
amazing ADJECTIVE
If something is amazing, it is very surprising.
astonishing
It is astonishing that we breathe, on average, 500 million times in our lives.
astounding
The marathon runner kept up an astounding pace for the whole 26 miles.
breathtaking
Seeing Niagara Falls was a breathtaking experience.
sensational
The show was sensational, with superb music and dancing.
staggering
It is staggering to realize that 60 per cent of our body is water.
among or amongst PREPOSITION
Among or amongst can mean surrounded by.
amid
Workers searched amid the wreckage for any sign of survivors.
amidst
Amidst all the weeds, a single rose bloomed.
in the middle of
In the middle of the herd of cows was a newborn calf.
surrounded by
Mum and I found ourselves surrounded by inquisitive sheep.
amount NOUN
An amount is how much there is of something.
mass
There was a great mass of tadpoles in our garden pond.
quantity
“For sale: a quantity of unused garden tools,” read the advert.
sum
The house was sold for an undisclosed sum of money.
total
Our little sideshow raised quite a total at our school fête.
volume
A huge volume of water cascades over the waterfall every minute.
amphibian NOUN
An amphibian is one of a group of animals that live both on land and in water.
Some amphibians:
frog
newt
salamander
toad
anger NOUN
Anger is the strong feeling you get about something unfair or cruel.
annoyance
You could see the annoyance on the little boy’s face when he couldn’t have any sweets.
fury
Her face purple with fury, the duchess stormed from the room.
indignation
Our dog, Jim, stared in indignation as I ate the last biscuit.
irritation
Sissy stormed out in irritation.
rage
The wizard flew into a rage and instantly turned the king and queen into toads.
temper
In a fit of temper, I flung my sister’s hairbrush into the garden.
wrath Said “roth”
The player incurred the wrath of the referee for committing a foul.
angry ADJECTIVE
Someone who is angry is very annoyed.
annoyed
Mr Danesh was annoyed that Anna hadn’t handed in her homework.
apoplectic
The team manager was apoplectic, dancing with rage when the referee disallowed the goal.
beside yourself with anger
The head teacher was beside herself with anger when the money was stolen.
cross
You could tell Mum was cross. Her forehead had turned red and wrinkly.
displeased
“Smithers, I’m displeased with the poor spelling in this report,” Sir Hector boomed.
enraged
The bull, enraged, came charging, head down, towards the matador.
fuming
Mrs Stevenson was fuming when she realized Peter was absent yet again.
furious
Furious at such a messy piece of work, Mr Ross flung my book back on my desk.
hot under the collar INFORMAL
Many motorists were getting hot under the collar as the traffic jam built up.
indignant
