specialize
We need colleges that specialize
in teaching adults with careers and families.
emphasise / emphasize
I would like to emphasize that we are not living
60 years ago-we are living today.
memorize / memorise
Readingand writing involve a complex code of symbols
that must be memorized and practiced.
flourish
In this Climate Central report,Dr.Susan Prichard explains
how tree-killing bark beetles flourish in warmer temperatures.
fasten
Ordinary safety pins may be safe when closed,
but they sometimes fly open and penetrate the flesh of infants
whose clothing they fasten.
frighten
The other day, Mum and I went to St. James's Hospital,
and they did lots and lots of tests on me,
most of them horrible and frightening.
harden
"The state should treat and rehabilitate them,
not hurt and harden them," wrote the task force.
frown
Why do you frown? Something wrong?
I can't work out this equation.