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There's nothing wrong with the sentence. To mind is a little ambiguous between the multiple meanings it has, but the preceding sentence calls the girl in question laid-back. That would fall in line wi …

It's a word with a very broad meaning - in general, it means "good", with connotations of "flashy" or "awe-inducing". If you say you have a "cool" car, it's probably a Ferrari or a Porsche and not a T …

I don't think there's a single word that describes drinking particularly from the bottle, as opposed to any other container. If it's something you usually drink from a glass (like milk, or a large bo …

If the effect is realized with a tool, it means that someone or something is utilizing the tool to create the effect, while if the effect is realized by a tool, it means that the tool is creating the …

Yes, it would be much better. Your first sentence is wrong from a grammatical standpoint - forming questions in Simple Present does require you to use do/does and inversion, with few exceptions (prima …

It seems fine. We often attribute involuntary actions to objects they're performed upon, even if the rifle cannot decide to swing by itself: My earbuds have tangled themselves into a knot. Of course …

You're confusing two different meanings of the word carriage: 6a) a wheeled vehicle; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort 6b) British : a railway passenger …

By my interpretation, Collins disagrees and allows this usage: If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effe …

It's going to make more sense once you get the sentence structure right - even though "notwithstanding" is synonymous with "in spite of", the two phrases differ a little grammar-wise. In spite of …

While it's not an "urban saying"* or any specific English idiom, there's a bit of a cultural distinction here. It's safe to assume that the original lecture was delivered to a primarily American audie …

You wouldn't "up-play", but you could overplay something.

Context is everything, and I wouldn't dare to claim that you can't use "alibi" in a positive or ironic way. That said, with its strong connotations with criminal proceedings, the word alibi will tend …

They're not quite synonymous, although in this context some of them are interchangeable. Get back refers to the arrival. If you got back home at 3AM, it means you entered your home at 3AM, even if y …

They're obviously not fully interchangeable - it's possible that it's not the time to watch the match because the match has already finished. Overall, you could use "it's not the time to..." in a lite …

First of all, you can't say "a movies". It's either "a (...) movie" if it's one movie, or "(...) movies" when there's more. Let's assume the second. Otherwise, all three are correct, but in different …