Stop thief! Well, my welcome isn’t very nice, excuse me. So, if you go here it would mean that you want some new word or expression obtained after several research or English lesson. Since words are free, all you need is at your disposal, so good treasure hunt!

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New words

adjacent: adjacent

afloat: à flot, surnager

argue (to): se disputer, argumenter

arguable: discutable, contestable

argumentative: ergoteur, raisonneur

assignment: devoir(maison)

beneath: sous

bud: bourgeon

canter: galop d’essai

chill: fraicheur, froid

clearing: clairière

conclusive: concluant, probant

conclusively : de façon concluante

cool: frais

copper: cuivre

cowsleep: coucou, primevère

crop: produit agricole, culture

deny (to): nier

endanger: mettre en danger, exposer

endangered species: espèces en voie d’extiction

ensure: assurer, garantir

exertion: effort

feed: nourriture

forethought: prévoyance

fill (to): remplir

hatch (to): éclore

heading: titre, rubrique

inclusive: inclus

kitten: chaton

loan: prêt

mate: compagne (animal)

milestone: borne, évènement marquant, déterminant

pouches: poches

relevant: pertinent

rub: frottement

struggle: lutter

suitable: qui convient

thatch: chaume

topic: sujet, thème

whether: si

whole: entier, tout

work: oeuvre

piece (work): oeuvre d’art

worth: valeur

New expressions

to find the happy medium: juste milieu

to be on the cutting-edge of research

it’s raining cats and dogs

it’s the last straw: dernière goutte

I’ve been kicking myself ever since

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth

cheers (= thanks, goodbye, …)

stop beating around the bush: tourner autour du pot

day in day out = every single day

call it a day = stop

that’ll be the day= that’s very unlikely

a red-letter day = special day

daydreaming = thinking pleasant thoughts

it’ll make his day = make happy

one of this days = eventually

one of those days = a bad day

scared the living daylights out of him = terrify

it’s not my day today = being unlucky

those were the days = that was a wonderful period