Opposite of alight is board

Shed crocodile tears: to pretend to be sorry for somebody/something

Fundamental nearest in meaning:basics, essentials, rudiments, foundations, basic principles, first principles, preliminaries, crux, essence, core, nucleus, heart, base

The eleventh hour

The last moment or almost too late

On edge

Anxious, nervous and tense

Example

A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been on edge all day."

Lively: full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

The nearest in meaning could be energetic, active, animated, vigorous, dynamic, full of life, outgoing, spirited, high-spirited, vivacious, enthusiastic, vibrant, buoyant, exuberant, effervescent, cheerful

Enough: as much or as many as required

The nearest in meaning could be sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant

Like a lamb to the slaughter

If someone goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they go there quietly and obediently because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they are powerless.

Example

His young bride walked down the aisle like a lamb to the slaughter.

Note: People sometimes use sheep instead of lamb.Example, I had no idea what the interview would be like and went to it like a sheep to the slaughter.

Hair stood on end: to cause fright or terror in someone.

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for briskly

Listlessly, slowly, sluggishly

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for briskly

Nimbly, rapidly, vigorously, brusquely, enthusiastically, in a lively manner, promptly, quickly

Ancient means long ago or past. The opposite is modern which means current or recent or present times

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for infringe

Give, obey, receive, comply, discharge, observe

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for infringe

Breach, contravene, disobey, encroach, impose, intrude, meddle, offend, trespass, borrow, break, crash, entrench, infract, invade, lift, obtrude, pirate, presume, steal, transgress

This is a descriptive essay and must have these features:

1. Title in block letters
2. Introduction
3. Body
4. Conclusion

Your essay must have the following features:

i. Title or heading
ii. Introduction
iii. Body
iv. Conclusion

This is a narrative essay.

You are to write the series of actions flowing forward to the end.

You should also be mindful of your tenses. This essay is in the past and so your tenses must be in the past.

Your essay must have the following features:

i. Title/heading
ii. Introduction
iii. Body
iv. Conclusion

1. Bring all the sides you do not support (opposing view)
2. Follow with the side you support. Your point of view should refute all the opposing views that you have presented earlier
3. Declare your stand at the end of the composition

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

Arguing For

1. A means of passing information to several people
2. Serves as a means of entertainment
3. Enables us to see places and people and their ways of life

Arguing Against

1. Distracts the attention of people from what they are doing
2. Keeps students away from their studies
3. Children maybe exposed to adult world at an early age for watching adult programmes

Content

This is an imaginative composition. The story therefore can be real or imagined/imaginary. It could be your own experience or that of somebody else's or a story you've actually been told.

Organisation

A good story should have a beginning, climax and a conclusion. It should have a clear setting and its events should be arranged in time sequence.

Expression

The language should be clear and easy to understand to make the actions of the characters come to life. The choice of vocabulary should be appropriate to the subject matter.