An occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before

an occasion when two teams play against each other:

In their last encounter with Italy, England won 3–2.

Verb to meet someone unexpectedly:

On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.

to experience something, especially something unpleasant:

When did you first encounter these difficulties?

The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.

Memoir ˈmem.wɑːr/ - She plans to write her memoirs.

Perpetual -/pəˈpetʃ.u.əl/ continuing for ever in the same way:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.

He has hard, cold eyes and his mouth is set in a perpetual sneer.

a perpetual student

often repeated:

perpetual vandalism

Perpetually She is perpetually late. \ But as a language, it has perpetually been a target for a great deal of criticism,

sneer to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it:

You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.

She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not expensive.

[ + speech ] "Is that the best you can do?" he sneered.

Noun an unkind expression on your face that shows you do not respect or approve of someone or something:

"How much did you say you earned last year?" she said with a sneer. \ "Is that the best you can do?" he asked with a sneer.

a good/great deal - a large amount:

She spends a good deal of her time in China.

A great deal of effort has gone into making the software reliable.

They still need a great deal more money to finish the project.

But as a language, it has perpetually been a target for a great deal of criticism, Making such calculations would require time and a great deal of computing power.

 

so far so good - until now:

So far we've made £32,000. \

used to say that an activity has gone well until now:

I've found a tin of beans. So far so good, but where is the tin opener?

Tedious /ˈtid·i·əs/

boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated:

tedious work/tasks This turned out to be more tedious than I thought it would

Learning a new computer program can be a tedious process.

Tediously\ tediousness \ A break, if you will, from the tediousness of my everyday life behind a computer screen.

 

You humans are lame times a thousand.

 

Where there is smoke there is fire.\ We try and help where there is the most need and we can have the biggest effect.\ Where there was once only sea and sand, today stands a high-tech, modern campus.

man up - used to tell someone that they should deal with something more bravely:

You need to man up and admit you were wrong.

 

Give it a shot - I know the exam is reallyhard, but if I don't try, I'll never know if I have what it takes to pass it, so I've decided to give it a shot.

Were to" in the Present -USE

"Were to" can be used in the present to emphasize that the conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the if-clause.

Examples:

• If she were to be rich, she would be horribly obnoxious.
  It is very unlikely that she would be rich.
• If I were to have no friends, who would I spend my time with?
  Having no friends is a horrible thought.
• If Nathan were to be my boss, this job would be intolerable.
  Nathan's being my boss is a horrible concept.

"Were to" can be used in the future to emphasize that the conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the if-clause.

Examples:

• If I were to lose my job next year, I would probably not find a new one quickly.
  Loosing my job would be terrible.
• If he were to fail his driving test tomorrow, he would have to take it again.
  He is not likely to fail his driving test.
• If Sarah were to show up late to the birthday party, it would ruin the surprise.
  Sarah will surely come on time.

"Were to" can be used in the past to emphasize that the conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the if-clause.

Examples:

• If the fire were to have destroyed the building, it would have been a tragic cultural loss.
  The thought of such a loss is too horrible to consider.
• If the dam were to have burst, the entire town would have been destroyed.
  Such destruction is too horrible to consider.
• If Sarah were to have failed the final test, she would have lost her scholarship.
  She is an excellent student, and it is very unlikely that she would have failed the test.

If the message to be sent \ I have a letter to be sent to Ms. Jackson. \ 8 letters are to be prepared and sent today to the clients