lastly, finally, eventually, in the end, at last

WORD CHOICE: lastly, finally, eventually, in the end, at last
!! Do not use lastly to say what happened at the end of a period of time or after several other things happened. Use one of the following expressions:
Use finally or eventually to say that something happens after a long time : Finally we managed to get the car to start. | When she eventually turned up, the food was cold.
Use eventually or in the end to say what the result or outcome of something was : They eventually got bored and went home. | In the end we decided to cancel the trip.
Use at last to say that something happens after a long period of waiting or trying, when you are glad about this : It's good to be home at last. | At last, the pizza's here!
Use lastly or finally to introduce the last point you want to make, the last action in a series of actions, or the last item in a list : Lastly, I would like to remind you that smoking is not allowed. | Load the paper, select the number of copies, and lastly press 'Print'. | You add flour, salt, and finally milk.

under  below  underneath  beneath

1. Lower than : below or under
   The prepositions below and under can both mean "lower than".
     Look in the cupboard below/under the sink.
    
2. Not directly under : below
   We prefer below when one thing is not directly under another.
     The climbers stopped 300m below the top of the mountain.
     A moment later the sun had disappeared below the horizon.
    
3. Covered : under
   We prefer under when sth is covered or hidden by what is over it, and when
   things are touching.
     I think the cat's under the bed.
     What are you wearing under your sweater?
     The whole village is under water.( Not .....below water)
    
4.  Measurments : below
   Below is used in measurments of temperature and height, and in other cses
   whether we think of vertical scale.
     The temperature is three degrees below zero.
     Parts of Holland is below sea level.
     The plane came down below the clouds.
     She's well below average in intelligence.
    
5. Less than : under
   We usually use under, not below, to mean "less than" or "younger than".
     Ther were under twenty people at the lecture.
     You can't see this film if you are under 18.
    
6. Underneath
   Underneath is sometimes use as a prepositions instead of under, but only
   for physical positions. Compare:
     There's a mouse under(or underneath) the piano.
     He is still under 18. ( Not ....underneath 18.)
    
7. Beneath
   Beneath is used mostly in a rather literary style.
     The ship sank slowly beneath the waves.
   It is common before abstract nouns in some fixed expressions.
     He acts as if I was beneath his notice.(= not worth considering )
     her behavior is beneath contempt.(= really disgraceful )
    
8. Adverbs
   Below can be used as an adverb.
     We looked over the cliffs at the waves crashing on the rock below.
   Under can be used as an adverb participle with some verbs.
     A lot of businesses are going under because of the economic crisis.
   In other cases we prefer underneath for adverbial use.
     I can't take my sweater off     I haven't got anything on underneath.
     ( Not ....anything on under.)
   In a book or paper see below means "look at sth written later".
   
   
   

   source : Practical English Usage
         By : Michael Swan
                OXFORD

   
    

fun  pleasure  (a) good time  enjoyment  (a) great time

These are all words for the feeling of enjoying yourself, or activities or time that you enjoy.

fun (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy: We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. Sailing is good/great fun.

pleasure (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself or being satisfied: Reading for pleasure and reading for study are not the same.

(a) good time (rather formal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself: We had a good time in Spain.

enjoyment (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself: I get a lot of enjoyment from music.

PLEASURE OR ENJOYMENT?

Enjoyment usually comes from an activity that you do; pleasure can come from sth that you do or sth that happens: He beamed with pleasure at seeing her. He beamed with enjoyment at seeing her.

(a) great time (rather formal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself very much: We had a really great time together.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

  great fun/pleasure/enjoyment

  to have fun/a good time/a great time

  to take pleasure/enjoyment in sth

  to get pleasure/enjoyment from sth

  to spoil the fun/sb's pleasure/sb's enjoyment

  to do sth for fun/pleasure/enjoyment from sth

throw  toss  hurl  fling  chuck  lob  bowl  pitch

All these words mean to send sth from your hand through the air.

throw to send sth from your hand or hands through the air: Some kids were throwing stones at the window. She threw the ball and he caught it.

toss to throw sth lightly or carelessly: She tossed her jacket onto the bed.

hurl to throw sth violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen.

fling to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry She flung the letter down onto the table.

chunk (especially BrE informal) to throw sth carelessly: I chucked him the keys.

lob (informal) to throw sth so that it goes high through the air: They were lobbing stones over the wall.

bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman

pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

  to throw/toss/fling/chunk/lob sb sth

  to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chunk sth aside/away

  to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chunk/lob/bowl/pitch a ball

  to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chunk/lob stones/a brick

  to throw/toss/hurl/fling sth angrily

  to throw/toss/fling/chunk sth casually/carelessly

money  cash

These are both words for money in the form of coins or paper notes.

money money in the form of coins or paper notes: I counted the money carefully.  paper money (=money that is made of paper, not coins)

cash money in the form of coins or paper notes: How much cash do you have on you?  Payments can be made by check or in cash.

Money OR CASH?

If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes and money in other forms, use cash: How much money/cash do you have on you?  Payments can be made by check or in money.  Customers are offered a discount if they pay money.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

To draw out/get out/take out/withdraw money/cash

Ready money/cash (=money that you have available to spend immediately)

cost  be  sell  retail  set sb back sth

These are all words that can be used when sth costs a particular amount of money and you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it.

cost if sth costs a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it: How much did it cost?  All these reforms will cost money (=be expensive).  This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year.

be to cost: ‘How much is that dress?’ ‘Eighty dollars.’

sell to be sold at a particular price: The painting sold for £10 000 at auction.

retail (business) to be sold in a shop/store at a particular price: The book retails at £14.95.

SELL OR RETAIL?

Sell is a more general word than retail which is use mostly in Business English, and only for goods that are sold to the public through shops/stores.

set sb back sth (informal) to cost sb a particular amount of money: The repairs set him back over £200.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

 How much does this cost/is this?

 That costs/will set you back a lot of money.

 The product sells/retails for/at £9.95.

costs  spending  expenditure  expenses  outlay  outgoings

These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.

costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business: labor/production costs  rising costs

spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization: public spending  More spending on health was promised.

expenditure (rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: expenditure on education

expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later: legal expenses  travel expenses

outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later: The best equipment is costly but is vey well worth the outlay.

outgoings (BrE) the regular costs that a person or business has, such as rent and electricity

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

spending/expenditure/outlay on sth

high/low/total/overall costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay/outgoings

capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay

government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure

household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outgoings

to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/ the outlay/outgoings