Just

now, very soon, or very recently:

"Where are you, Jim?" "I'm just coming."
I'll just finish this, then we can go.
He'd just got into the bath when the phone rang.
The children arrived at school just as (= at the same moment as) the bell was ringing.
The doctor will be with you in just a minute/moment/second (= very soon).
It's just after/past ( UK ALSO gone) ten o'clock.
a very short time ago:
Who was that at the door just now?
at the present time:
John's in the bath just now - can he call you back?
exactly or equally:
This carpet would be just right for the dining room.
The twins look just like each other.
Things turned out just as I expected.
You've got just as many toys as your brother.
Thank you, it's just what I've always wanted.
I can't help you just now/yet. Just then, the lights went out.
I can just imagine Sophie as a police officer.
INFORMAL APPROVING That dress is just you (= suits you very well).
Luckily, he had just the right amount of money with him.
This paint is just the right colour for my kitchen.
He always knows just the right thing to say.

afraid
(after verb] feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation:
He was/felt suddenly afraid.
I've always been afraid of flying/heights/spiders.
She was afraid for her children (= feared that they might be hurt).
[+ to infinitive] Don't be afraid to say what you think

It was just the right weather for a marathon.

I'm just as upset about it as you are.
We were just chatting about what we did last weekend.
We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat.

[+ (that)] She was afraid (that) he might be upset if she told him.
used to politely introduce bad news or disagreement:
I'm afraid. I don't agree at all, I'm afraid. I'm afraid you've completely misunderstood the question.[+ (that)]
I'm afraid (that) we can't come this evening after all.

I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.

"Was she impressed with our work?"

"What did you talk about?" "Oh, just chit-chat."

"I'm afraid not (= no).""Does this mean I've got to leave?" "I'm afraid so." (= Yes.)

He's just trying to advance his own career.

only; simply:
"Would you like another drink?" "OK, just one more.
"It was just a joke. His daughter's just a baby/just a few weeks old.
We'll just have to (= the only thing we can do is) wait and see what happens.
She lives just down the road (= very near).
Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you can tell me what to do.

be out of the way

If a place or a building is out of the way, it is a long distance from where most people live:
It's a very beautiful village but it's a bit out of the way

punch

softie

a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand):

a kind, gentle person who is not forceful, looks for the pleasant things in
life, and can be easily persuaded to do what you want them to

She gave him a punch on ( US in) the nose.

The boxer was felled by a punch to the head.
He threw a punch at his attacker.

the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people:

I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch.
a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and often wine or other alcoholic drinks
a piece of equipment that cuts holes in a material by pushing piece of metal through it:
a ticket punch Have you seen the hole punch anywhere?
He was punched in the face.
The two youths punched the old man and snatched his wallet.
The boys in the cartoon were punching each other - wham, zap!
He punched me on the nose.
She punched her pillow in frustration.
to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:
I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper.
This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.

although
despite the fact that:
She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.
He decided to go, although I begged him not to.
but:
He's rather shy, although he's not as bad as he used to be.
She'll be coming tonight, although I don't know exactly when.
Mysteriously, the light came on, although no one was near the switch.
I have the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.

though

They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives.

despite the fact that:

In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was enough to lose him first place.

She hasn't phoned, even though she said she would.

At 84 he's still quite active, although he walks with the aid of a stick.

B2 but:
They're coming next week, though I don't know which day.
as if:You look as though you've had a bad time!
He blurted everything out about the baby, though we'd agreed to keep it asecret for a while.
I play the piano tolerably well, though I have no particular talent for it.
Even though she hasn't really got the time, she still offered to help.

documentary
a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and
information about a subject:
The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin.
They showed a documentary on animal communication.

I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.

We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.

Initial reports say that seven people have died, though this has not yetbeen confirmed.

The documentary was made on location in the Gobi desert.

Grammar

The documentary presented us with a balanced view of the issue.

Althoughorthough?
'' '''' Althoughandthoughmeaning in spite ofAlthough and though both mean in spite of something. They
are subordinating conjunctions. This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause,

The documentary went through all the graphic details of the operation in
unsparing detail.
The documentary was a misrepresentation of the truth and bore little

which needs a main clause to make it complete:

'' '''' Althoughandthoughmeaning butWhen the although/though clause comes after a main clause, it
can also mean but it is also true that :

resemblance to actual events.

in the form of documents:

'' '' Thoughmeaning however

Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of

As thoughAs though has a meaning very similar to as if. As if is much more common than as though:

torture.

Conjunctions: contrastingThe conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast.

giving facts and information about a subject in the form of a film or

Whereas is also used but it is not as common:

television or radio programme:

ButBut is a coordinating conjunction used to connect ideas that contrast. Coordinating conjunctions

Most of her movies have a documentary style.

connect items which are the same grammatical type.

Although/thoughAlthough/though can be used to contrast ideas. Although/though are subordinating
conjunctions used to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause, like after, as, before, if, since, that,
even though, even if.
Butoralthough?But cannot be used in the same way as although/though. We use but to connect items
which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction).
Even though,even ifEven though and even if are also used as subordinating conjunctions in the same way
as although/though. Even though is similar to although but it makes a stronger contrast:
Conjunctions: typical errors[from a brochure advertising an English course in London]

sort

expedition

a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities:
We both like the same sort of music.

an organized journey for a particular purpose:

I'm going to have a salad of some sort.

We're going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.

What sort of shoes will I need?

We saw all sorts (= many types) of animals in the park.

Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.

Many sorts of bacteria are resistant to penicillin.

the people, vehicles, animals, etc. taking part in an expedition:

This sort of camera is very expensive. Plants of this sort need shady conditions.
the type of thing or person that you like:
Hmm, this is my sort of wine!
I'd have thought these black trousers were more your sort of thing.
I wouldn't have thought he was your sort (= was the type of man you would be attracted to).

The British expedition to Mount Everest is leaving next month.

speed in doing something:
We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition.

(and) that sort of thing B1 INFORMAL used to show that what you have just said is only an
example from a much larger group of things:
They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing.
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off.
He hates physical contact of any sort - he doesn't even like to shake yourhand.
What sort of music do you like dancing to?
His condition was diagnosed as some sort of blood disorder.
a person having the stated or suggested character:
He seemed like a decent sort to me.

beforehand
earlier (than a particular time):
I knew she was coming that afternoon because she had phoned beforehand to say so.