Hi, He loved to play Chinese lottery. Also, in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness—faith in a system; and this made his damnation certain. For to play a system requires money, while the wages of a gardener's helper do not lap over the

Hi, What is the difference between 'owing to' and 'because of'? My dictionary says 'owing to' is formal, but other than that it doesn't differentiate it from because of. And now that I come to think about it, do you

Hi, Former Morgan Stanley manageing director Du Jun was yesterday jailed for seven years and fined HK$23.3 million - the amount he stood to make from the deal. What does "stood to make" mean? Thanks in advance

Hi, 'North and South Americas' or 'North and South America'? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I never know which to use. If it's about a fieldtrip (it's subsidized but you still have to pay some money), should I use 'fee' or 'fare'? Thanks in advance

Hi, What is the difference among 'many', 'a great many', 'a great deal of', 'a host of', 'an array of' and 'a multitude of'? Are they used in different contexts? Thanks in advance

Hi, Sanfield promised to appoint a special group to follow up on the needs of each family and to issue the workers' pay records within a week for the families to pursue compensation. What is the difference between "follow up on

Thanks. Is it the 13th definition on the list about 'work v, tr' at http://www.thefreedictionary.com/work ? Thanks in advance

Hi, Investigators will have only a limited amount of time to work a crime site in its untouched state. Can I say "work at" instead of "work"? Thanks in advance

Hi, At a hearing on Monday, with hundreds of protesters massed outside the courthouse and news organisations worldwide eyeing the result, Hussein showed up wearing the same billowing slacks she had been arrested in. Can I change 'massed'