10 Everyday English Expressions with Let from EspressoEnglish.net Number 1. Let Someone Know To let someone know means to tell the person something, to give them some information or a notification. For example, if you're inviting your friend to a party but he's not sure if he can come, you could tell him, let me know if you can come to the party. I want to call attention to the pronunciation. We often pronounce this expression very fast, so it sounds like this.   As you can see, it almost sounds like one word instead of three. Number 2. Let's Say This expression is used to introduce a hypothetical or imaginary situation. For example, let's say your plan doesn't work out, what would you do then? We're asking the person to imagine the situation if their plan doesn't work out. Number 3. Let's See Let's see means I or we want to discover. For example, Mark has scored eight points so far, let's see if he makes it to ten. I'm not sure your parents will like that idea, let's see how they react. Let's see or let me see can also be used as a sentence filler when you need to pause your speaking for a moment to think. For example, how long have you lived in Canada? Let me see, I came here for the first time in 2001, then I visited a couple times, but I didn't settle here permanently until around 2005, so almost ten years. We use let me see to get a moment to think. Number 4. Let's Call It A Day This phrase means let's end what we are doing for the day. You can say this whether the work is finished or still unfinished. If the work is unfinished, then you will finish it tomorrow. For example, we've already packed thirty boxes, I'm tired, let's call it a day. Number 5. Let's Shake On It We say this phrase when we want to confirm an agreement by shaking hands. For example, if you're negotiating over the price of a bicycle. How much for your bike? Two hundred. I'll give you a hundred for it. How about one fifty? Alright, let's shake on it. Number 6. Let It Slide Let it slide means to choose to ignore or overlook a problem or error. For example, I made some punctuation mistakes in my essay, but the teacher let it slide. She didn't take any points off. Number 7. Let Someone In On To let someone in on something means to tell them a secret or some information that is known by very few people. For example, I'll let you in on a little secret. Sarah only got the job because she's dating the boss's brother. Number 8. Let Go, Let It Go, and Let Yourself Go To let go of something means to stop holding it. For example, the little boy let go of his mother's hand and ran across the playground. The expression let it go means to overlook something similar to let it slide or stop trying to control it. For example, I was angry about what she did for a long time, but eventually I decided to let it go. If a company let someone go, that is a polite and indirect way to say they fired the person. Terminated the person's employment. For example, there were too many managers in the department, so the director decided to let some of them go.  You start to gain weight, not bother with your hair or clothing, etc. For example, he used to be so athletic, but after he turned 40 he really let himself go. Now he has a beer belly. Number 9. Let It Be, If someone tells you to let it be, they are telling you to leave the thing or situation alone. Don't interfere with or worry about it. For example, I'm not sure the oven is hot enough. Maybe I should turn up the temperature. Just let it be. The chicken is supposed to cook slowly on low heat. Again, this means leave it alone. Don't interfere. We can also say let me be to tell someone to leave us alone. For example, my brother keeps trying to give me advice even when I don't ask for it. I wish he'd just let me be. Number 10. Let Your Guard Down, To let your guard down means to relax and stop trying to protect yourself against competition or trouble. This expression can be used when someone who is normally very emotionally closed off shows a moment of vulnerability. For example, after a series of terrible relationships, I was finally able to let my guard down after I got to know my husband. In this sentence, the expression means I was finally able to open up emotionally and stop trying to protect myself by keeping people far away. If you want to learn more everyday English, check out the Everyday English Speaking Course available at espressoenglish.net. In this course, you'll learn English for daily life, social English, and functional English. It will help you improve your speaking so that you can speak with confidence. Visit espressoenglish.net for the Everyday English Speaking Course as well as many other courses and e-books.


Hi, she was seven. I'm bad. How are you? Okay? So today I want to talk to you guys about looking pulled together. Okay, this is a very important factor when you are Single and you're trying to find a man who's financially stable or wealthy You have to look pulled together.  Okay? Another thing is your hair, you know a lot of women they have a hairstyle and when it gets hot or when they You know are doing a lot of activities it gets messed up So try to find a haircut or a hairstyle or something that stays Pretty much in place or that it can easily be put back in place after you know a lot of activity You know curls are easy because all you got to do is spray them with some You know leaving conditioner or some sheen or whatever and you know put some water on it and they're back in place You know Hair that's straight pretty much you just call it and brush it and it's done But if you have like us, you know some type of hairdo That's that needs a lot of maintenance and upkeep and it just looks crazy if you don't curl it or if you don't flat iron or whatever Try to carry some type of portable Device with you that have the little mini flat irons and the little mini curling irons now that are battery operated You can just get in your car and spruce yourself up.  So keep those things with you. I have a bag in the backseat I mean the in the trunk of my car that Has all my stuff in it that I need if I you know if I'm caught and I have to get ready real fast or if Like I need extra shoes or something like that if I'm wearing flats And I'm invited to somewhere where I have to wear heels. I have heels on my back Back of my car. I have you know Perfume like stuff like that a brush.  I have like an SUV So the trunk is like the in the back. Okay, whatever So in the back So, yeah, you want to keep that? Back down. Okay. Also to stay pulled together. You need clothes that fit Okay, don't keep buying clothes that are a size too small if you're afraid You know to buy that your current size or a size even bigger sometimes buying a size bigger It doesn't necessarily mean you're gonna look bad. It means you're gonna look more classy and Things aren't pulling and you don't see all these bulges and stuff like that if you're you know If you're a little bit bigger so buy things either one size up or That actually fit you and don't try to squeeze into stuff because that looks cheap and trashy Okay, so stop trying to squeeze into stuff It does not look good. Okay, and people do not approach Women who look uncomfortable in their clothing. Okay, so That's another tip. Okay, and Also, you know your nails already talked about this, you know, clean nice nails, you know, simple is always best I Know a lot of men say that they like their women to have their Toes done so a get a pedicure if you're gonna be wearing sandals put on some lotion And you know dress nice Don't go out the house looking bad, I know I've done this video, but it is very important I see when I go out I see men I see what they look at they don't look at certain women because they're too much or They're not pulled together and they just don't get the attention that they're looking for because they don't They're not dressing for the role, you know what I'm saying when I'm at when I met my husband I was dressed really classy Because I was going to work and I was you know, I worked in a funeral home And you know when you work in a funeral home, you got to wear nice clothes That's why everyone thinks funeral directors are rich because they're always dressed up But honestly, it's just like you have to wear nice clothes because you're always either going to a funeral Or a wake or something like that. So you're always pulled together. So You know, he approached me. I was very pulled together, you know, very nice looking had makeup Black little skirt suit on a really cute top necklace, you know Small earrings just very pulled together and professional and he just came right up to me You know, he was actually talking to another girl and I walked in and he he just stopped talking to her Mid-conversation and just made his way over to me. Okay, because when I walked in I looked successful I look like I had myself in order.   You're high. You're hygienic. Your car is clean. Your house clean Your body's clean. You have your life in order. You have goals People automatically associate that with how pulled together. You look okay so They also Feel like you're classy and you don't come with a lot of drama.  Oh Well, he why he break up with me and then all of a sudden get engaged to this other girl Because they were wife material and you weren't you were saved this place until my wife arrives That's why when a man meets a woman whose wife material and he's messing with someone who's not wife material He will cut that off and go and be with the other girl quick And they'll probably be married sooner than you ever thought because when a man sees that in quality and a woman He doesn't wait for other men to take her away from him He knows that there's lots of competition and he tries to seal the deal as soon as possible If your man is not trying to steal the deal as soon as possible You know after you've been together at least at least a year or two then He probably is like holding out, you know, I Say never to wait more than five years to get married if you've waited over five years It ain't happening Unless you like force him so, you know be Wife material when you go out the house if you are looking for a husband Always be wife material now I know there's gonna be some days you can't dress up and you're like I'm just I don't feel good I'm not putting on all that stuff today I'm not doing it. Okay.   Okay, rather than looking trashy Ashy and a hot mess. You don't get nothing but ignored, you know, so the halo effect is basically a psychological Phenomenon where people are going to give more To those who are more pulled together and attractive rather than someone who's less attractive or doesn't put a lot of effort into their appearance they've done a study that attractive people or pull together people get less time in You know when they're sentenced they also have done a study where they're People who are more attractive and well put together get raises and promotions faster than those who don't and they also earn more money so You know, they get married faster in life and you know, they're taken more seriously they're more likely to get alone, you know things like that so Pull yourself together like don't leave the house looking a hot mess Wondering why this person doesn't talk to you anymore doesn't want to be with you anymore because they found someone Who fits the characteristics of the qualities that they want and a wife, okay?  Okay, that is very important. I guarantee you If you fix yourself up or it looked good every day that you walk out the house For a month straight, you will see the difference and how you're treated Free stuff that you get men who are attracted to you the type of man that will will approach you, okay? You will see you dress classy and none of them tight clothes, you know look good You'll see that certain man won't even try to approach you anymore Only financially stable man will approach a woman who looks financially stable because they figure Okay, she's on my level and that's another thing about halo effect When you're on the same level as someone or you have the same interest as someone or you're in the same Circle as someone you're even more attracted to them than you are of somebody who is not Okay Mentally, you know spiritually and physically, you know when you're not on that same level There's less attraction and there's less You know interaction so you like they say dress for the job you want Dress for the position you want dress as a wife, you know And that is the kind of attention that you will receive You're not going to be getting attention from people that are going to waste your time Only serious men will approach a woman who is very well put together. You know what I mean? so y'all remember that and You know y'all just you know have fun when you're dating have fun when you're going out, but remember if you're over 25 You know and you're looking to get married soon or looking for that long-term relationship Make sure you your wardrobe reflects that, you know, I know a lot of girls who are you know They they turn, you know 30 and they're still dressing like they're 21 You know it, you know, you can look good in the face You can still dress young and classy, but once you reach a certain age and you're looking for a husband He's not going to wife someone who has breasts hanging out or who's showing everything because he already knows that you Your body is for everyone to see And a husband and men are very territorial So they're not going to wife the woman with stuff hanging out.  So y'all remember that A lot of guys have told me That um, they wish I wasn't married because I would make the perfect wife and I'm like you just don't know You can I say well Thank you.  You just look so good. You just look so nice and it's not in a sexual way.  Okay as a as a wife. All right, so I'll see you later. Bye


This is because they will provide manpower support to the homes and centres and help to collect funds for private pensions and health insurance. To reiterate our point, since the 1950s, the government policy in China has created a large population of elderly people, which will soon put a strain on the economy. The government then restricted the fertility rates, which measures like one-child policies. Finally, there have been large social changes in China, whereby people are waiting longer to have children. In response to this, we look at how government could extend the retirement age and encourage fertility to address the roots of the problem. We also argued how the government could then lessen the effect of the problem by providing more services for the elderly and encouraging financial independence. And that brings us to the end of our presentation. Thank you for listening. We hope you found it interesting and informative. This is because they will provide manpower to support the homes and centres and help to collect funds for private pensions and health insurance. So, let's take a look at the points we have made so far. China's population policy led to an increase in the population, which caused the government to restrict fertility rates. As the country began to develop, social changes meant that many people were waiting longer to have children. To combat this problem, the government should extend the retirement age, whilst also promoting policy change to increase fertility. To meet the needs of the current elderly population, the government should develop more services aimed at older citizens, whilst encouraging financial independence. We've now come to the end of our presentation. We hope you have found it interesting and informative. Thank you for listening.


Hei, ysgrifonau. In this video I am going to be talking about the Narciss Sensitisation Mode. Please like, comment, share and subscribe. Click the bell icon to receive notifications of my future videos. If you'd like to donate, my PayPal link is in the video description. If you are interested in one-on-one coaching, you can email me at narcissofocoaching at gmail.com. The Narciss Sensitisation Mode. Sensitisation is the quality or condition of responding to certain stimuli in a sensitive manner. The stimuli arouses activity or energy within the target. The Narciss repeats certain actions or behaviours to evoke the progressive amplification of a response from their target. It is the process of making someone react to something that previously had limited or no effect. Sensitisation can be characterised by an enhancement of response to a whole class of stimuli in addition to the one that is repeated. Sensitisation occurs when a reaction to a stimulus causes an increased reaction to a second stimulus. It is an exaggerated startle response and is often seen in trauma survivors. You may have developed sensitisation well with the narcissist or from a previous encounter. Narciss often scan their targets for any vulnerabilities, weaknesses or insecurities for them to exploit or take advantage of. You might be sensitive to certain visual stimulation, sounds, taste, touch or smells or certain words, colours or scenarios. The sensitivity to certain stimuli usually develops from your past experiences. This may have been something you experienced with the narcissist or from a previous encounter. I am going to talk about my personal experience. It may not be the same as what you have experienced but it should still be relevant. I was always very sensitive as a child. I hated having my hair cut or wearing anything made from wool. I was sensitive to touch. I experienced a lot of physical abuse and this then caused me to flinch if someone made a rapid movement or waved their arms around. It caused me to make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain. Following the rapid movement I would then withdraw or shy away. As I grew older I noticed that some narcissist around me began to pick up on this hypersensitivity that I had developed to rapid movement. They would then intentionally make rapid movements or wave their arms around to provoke fear within me or to force me to submit to them. I am sure they were fully aware that my reactions were the effects of severe physical abuse. But of course, narcissists do not care. They are self-absorbed and lack empathy. They specifically target people who have been abused as they are more susceptible to their abuse. The narcissist around me would intentionally make rapid movements and wave their arms around while having a conversation with me or while having a conversation with someone else and then directing their movements towards me. They intended to use these actions and behaviours as a way of controlling me and forcing me to submit to them to make them feel powerful and in control. I am sure they were fully aware of the potentially harmful effects that this may produce for me. But of course, narcissists do not care about the consequences of their actions. They just care about what they want in that moment and if they find a vulnerable target who is susceptible to their abuse, they are going to take full advantage of it without any care or remorse for how it may affect them. They never acknowledged my response to their actions because they wanted to continue to exploit me and use me for their own benefit or gain. As Ty moved on, I began to notice that wherever I would go, people would follow me around and start doing these rapid movements around me. Wherever I would go, they would stand in front of me or sit next to me and start waving their arms around. They would then start kicking their legs and moving their feet to expand the sensitisation. I then began to realise that I was the target of a network of abusers who were all following me around to exploit or take advantage of my hypersensitivity. Although I had this vulnerability, I still tried my best to be confident and hold my head high. I later realised that this made them feel inferior. It made them feel as though I am better than them, which then made them want to tear me down even more. It became a constant fight where I was trying to maintain my confidence and my happiness and contentment while they were constantly trying to take it away to make themselves feel better as well as the rapid movements. They also began to touch me and rub their bodies against me. They would make loud noises and produce strong smells. This was all intentional to exploit and expand my hypersensitivity to movement. As I said at the beginning of the video, sensitisation can be characterised by an enhancement of response to a whole class of stimuli in addition to the one that is repeated. I was not sensitive to any other senses before being targeted by this network of abusers. But after many years of abuse, I am now sensitive to loud noises. I have been the target of a noise campaign which has continued for many years. The abusers often slam their car doors or their apartment doors outside where I live. There is an abuser who lives above me who has been banging the floor for over a year. And there were even people living there two years before who also did the same thing. All of this behaviour is intentional and they take full advantage of it and use it to further abuse me and sensitise me to the stimuli. I confronted them and of course they denied it and used gaslighting. I even contacted the police and they acted as though they weren't doing anything wrong. This is what narcissists do. They exploit your vulnerabilities, weaknesses or insecurities and then use them to further abuse you. Following many years of this abusive treatment, I now experience sensory overload. This occurs when one or more of the body's senses experiences overstimulation from the environment. I may even have developed sensory processing disorder which is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. I hope that by sharing my personal experience I have helped you to further understand the narcissist sensitisation mode. People need to be aware of what these covert abusers are doing to vulnerable people. Sensory processing disorder can affect anyone. Studies indicate that 5-16% of children exhibit symptoms of SPD. If a narcissist can exploit or take advantage of a vulnerable person, I'm sure they won't have any care or remorse for a child that has SPD. You may have experienced another form of sensitisation and I look forward to reading about it in the comment section. I hope this video has validated what you have experienced. This is a very serious form of abuse. It can affect your focus, memory, learning ability, coordination, spatial awareness and your ability to engage or interact. It causes you to feel sudden shock or panic. It increases courts or levels and keeps you in a constant state of fight or flight. You may develop sensory processing disorder, adrenal fatigue, anxiety, chronic stress or depression. There is very little information about this and I believe that I am the first person to link this exploitative behaviour to narcissism. Please like the video and share it so that other survivors of this form of abuse will see it. Share your thoughts in the comments. Subscribe if you haven't subscribed yet and click the bell icon to receive notifications for my future videos. If you would like to donate, my PayPal link is in the video description. Coaching inquiries you can email me at Narxfivercoaching at gmail.com. We have a private Reddit community where survivors and frivers can share their experiences and knowledge. If you are interested in being a part of this community, you can sign up for our Patreon page. The link is in the video description. Check out the Narxfiver Moose Dice store where you can purchase your own Narxfiver t-shirt or mug. We have a variety of designs and it is a great way to support the channel. The link to our Narxfiver Moose Dice store is in the video description. Thank you for watching and I will talk to you soon.


Sharp's Fury by Bernard Cornwell, read by Paul McGahn. You were never far from the sea in Cadiz. On the city's southern side, when the wind was high and from the south, the waves would shatter on the seawall and spray would rattle on shuttered windows. After the Battle of Trafalgar, storms had battered the city for a week and carried the sea spray to the cathedral and torn down scaffolding about its unfinished dome. Waves had besieged Cadiz and pieces of broken ship had clattered on the stones and then the corpses had come. But that had been almost six years ago and now Spain fought on the same side as Britain, though Cadiz was all that was left of Spain. The rest was either ruled by France or had no government at all. Guerrilleros haunted the hills, Poverty ruled the streets and Spain was sullen. February 1811. Another storm beat at the city and monstrous waves shattered white against the seawall. In the dark, the watching man could see the explosions of foam and they reminded him of the powder smoke blasted from cannons. The man was a priest, Father Salvador Monseni, who now waited in the small shelter of an archway. He had been a chaplain on board a Spanish ship captured at Trafalgar and in the darkness above him the sound of battle crashed again. The sound was the boom and snap of the great canvas sheets that protected the cathedral's half-built dome, but the wind made the huge tarpaulin sound like cannons. The canvas, he knew, had once been the sails of Spain's battle fleet. But after Trafalgar the sails had been stripped from the few ships that had limped home. Father Monseni had been a prisoner in England then. As chaplain to an admiral, he had accompanied his master to a country house in Hampshire where he had learned hate and patience. He was patient now. His hat and cloak was soaked through and he was cold but he did not stir. He saw another wave break at the street's end and then a man came running from the kayak companion. Father Monseni saw the man go through the door opposite and followed fast as the man tried to close it. Gracias, Father Monseni said. Though in an arched tunnel that led to a courtyard, a lantern flickered from an alcove and the man seeing that Monseni was a priest looked relieved. You live here, father? He asked. Last rites, Father Monseni said. The man made the sign of the cross.  We've had worse, my son, and this will pass. True, the man said. He went into the courtyard and climbed the stairs to the first floor balcony. You're Catalonian, father. How did you know? You're Axan, father. The man unlocked his front door then pitched forward as Father Monseni pushed hard. Sprawled on the floor, the man tried to draw a knife but the priest kicked him under the chin. Then Father Monseni knelt on the man's chest and put his own knife at his victim's throat. Say nothing, my son, he ordered. He found the trapped man's knife and tossed it up the passageway. You will speak, he said, only when I ask you questions. Your name is Gonzalo Horado? Yes. Horado's voice was scarce above a breath. Do you have the whore's letters? No, Horado said, and squealed because the knife cut through to his jaw bone. Do you have the letters? Yes! Show them to me. Father Monseni let Horado rise. He stayed close as Horado went into a room that overlooked the street. Steel struck flint and a candle was lit. Horado could see his assailant more clearly now and thought Monseni must be a soldier in disguise because his face did not have the look of a priest. It was a dark, lantern-jawed face without pity. The letters are for sale, Horado said, then gasped because Father Monseni hit him in the belly. I said you will speak only when I question you, the priest said. Show me the letters. The room was small but very comfortable. Two couches faced a fireplace above which a gilt-framed mirror hung. There were rugs on the floor, three paintings hung on one wall, all showing naked women. A bureau stood under the window. The frightened man unlocked one of its drawers and took out a bundle of letters. Father Monseni spread the letters on the bureau. Is this all of them? All, Horado said, but he saw the knife blade reflect candlelight and feared to speak. Go on, Father Monseni said, picking out a letter at random. How do you know about the letters? I told no one except— Sample complete. Ready to continue?


T. F. N. N. headline news update. Everyone, Basel Chapman, host of the Tiger Technicians Hour, coming up straight after this T. F. N. N. midday update, dollars up 52 at 26,017, made a low yesterday of 25,830 back under the 26,000 level first time since early April. This is very interesting because with the China and US talks and tariffs coming up, the charts themselves, as I go through them right now, you'll see that there's a chance that this top that was made just recently, regardless of what happens over the coming 24 hours or so, there should still be a lot of choppiness. And here we go. Look, the Dow made a high on April the 23rd at 26,695. The weekly chart made that it's now peak C and there's a good chance because it's tested the 14-period moving average that at some point soon it will trade underneath that and that's at about 25,930. So now let's go through this. S&P at this particular point is also rebounded from the low of the day. It's up three and a half at 2887. Here again, if you're looking at the chart on the left side, there's a really good chance that even with a bounce towards the 2,900, 2,913 level, there will be retesting of the 2,860s and probably will go a little bit lower than that. Look at the QQQ, same thing, just an arching over around the chart formation, beautiful arch formation in the daily chart, 191.32 was a high on the 28th of April, trading out 186.21, made a low yesterday of 183, no 184.51 and everything about it seems to suggest that there'll be more choppiness regardless of any outcome coming the next few days. Look at the IWM, it was holding much better, it is still holding quite nicely, but what we're really looking at here is how will there be the rotation to the different sectors over the coming couple of weeks? Well, if you're looking at gold, gold at a really nice early morning rally, given it all back now, I did a lot of work on this and I'll discuss this during my show coming up straight after this update. Look at this down channel, look at silver, look at its down channel and look at the Euro, EUR, USD, look at this, same thing, channel, channel, channel. So how we get out of these channels, I'll be discussing in the next hour coming up. So have a great day. Otherwise, stay tuned for my Tiger Technicians Hour. I'll see you in a few moments or I'll see you tomorrow. Have a great day.