Confusing words

to lend to give something to someone for a short time

to borrow to get something from someone else for a short time

to rise to go up or move upwards

to raise to make something higher

to rob to steal from a house, shop or bank

to steal to take something that doesn´t belong to you

lie lay lain to be situated somewhere

lay laid laid to put something in a place

to wink to deliberately close then open just one eye

to blink to close then open both eyes

continuous anything that goes on without a break

continual separate, often annoying actions which are repeated over a period of time

space empty space between two things

room enough space for a particular purpose

certainly definitely

surely not a phrase to show that you can´t believe that something is true

to fit to be the right size

to suit to look good on someone

shadow the dark shape that appears behind someone/something from a light source

beside next to

besides apart from

discover to find something that already exists but is not known before

invent to make up or produce something for the first time

to remember to recall from your memory

to remind to tell someone to remember something

alone (you live) on your own

lonely you long for other people´s company

economic anything to do with the economy

economical anything that saves you money in some way

shade the opposite of direct sunlight

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