"Cold Comfort"

Source: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause/cold_comfort.htm

Vocabulary

Far-fetched - unlikely and unconvincing; implausible
Example: the theory sounded bizarre and far-fetched
offspring - ['ɔfsprɪŋ] - a person's child or children
per-capita - [pə'kæpɪtə] - for each person; in relation to people taken individually
Example: the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere
lousy - ['louzē] - very poor or bad
Example: the service is usually lousy
albeit - [ɔːlbi͟ːɪt] - although
Example: He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
frivolous - ['frɪv(ə)ləs] - silly or amusing, especially when such behaviour is not suitable
Example: Sorry, I was being frivolous.
sputum - ['spjuːtəm] - liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease
Example: to produce the sputum
lozenge - ['lɔzɪnʤ] - a small sweet / candy, often in a lozenge shape, especially one that contains medicine and that you dissolve in your mouth :


Usefull phrase

lawyers at bay

God forbid - used to express a fervent wish that something does not happen
Example: if, God forbid, a close family member of yours were killed

The aren't and the don't.

Tree times a day (not "at" or "per" day)

knee-jerk reaction

We act locally, while thinking globally.

Pronunciation

consciousness - ˈkɒnʃəsnəs
towards - təˈwɔːdz;
antibiotic - æntibaɪˈˈɑːtɪk
bacteria - bækˈtɪəriə
pneumonia - njuːˈməʊniə
consumption - kənˈsʌmpʃn
viral - ˈvaɪrəl
survey - ˈsɜːveɪ
vitamin - ˈvɪtəmɪn
cough - kɒf;
adults - ˈædʌlt
symptoms - ˈsɪmptəm;
waking - ˈweɪkɪŋ
teaspoon - ˈtiːspuːn