BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

ABOUT THE POEM: This is a translated version of an entrancing poem   CROW, THE HARBINGER from Tamil literature.  This poem is all about what the mother said, requesting a  crow to be a harbinger of the return of her eloped daughter with the person of her choice. She earnestly wishes that her daughter and her husband to come home after their chivalrous errand. CROW, THE HARBINGER Fla...

FILM REVIEWS AND PROMOTION-RELATED VOCABULARY critic an individual who offers viewpoints about the pros and cons of the characteristics of books, music, works of art or artistic performances and so forth. flop verb to be an utter failure at the box office flop noun a thing or individual that is not successful, particularly a film show or party masterpiece or masterwork a work of art like painting,...

ABOUT THE POEM: This is a translated version of a delightful poem NOSTALGIA from Tamil literature. This poem is all about what the husband told his wife on his return from a distant country. The man confesses that the flora and fauna he encountered during his sojourn reminded him of her sweet scents and stares. NOSTALGIA The peacocks frolicking  movements Made me remember your gallant strides...

FILM AND THEATRE-RELATED VOCABULARY - PART THREE promoter a person who arranges funds or provides cash to creative performances or sports etc., prompter an individual who helps a performer with dialogues forgotten appropriately from the off stage publicist an individual whose job is to advertise to the public about a new product to be launched or actor, etc. scene-shifter an individual who moves s...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of a bewitching poetry RIGHTEOUS MAN from Tamil literature. This poem is all about what the girl told her friend, safeguarding her lover from being maligned as one who ditched her by saying affirmatively that even the conjecture that he may be contemplating parting is stooping so low . RIGHTEOUS MAN  My Darling lover macho man of virtues His memory...

FILM AND THEATRE PART TWO dresser an individual whose occupation is to deal with an actor’s garments for a play and help him/her to be well groomed editor an individual who edits a film, radio, or TV program for being exhibited as a final version by choosing what to incorporate and in what sequence extra a person who used to play a very small role in a film and provide the atmosphere for an action...

ABOUT THE POEM - FRIENDLY BANTER This is a translated version of an enchanting poetry FRIENDLY BANTER from Tamil literature. This poem is all about what a  young friend told the lovesick girl about tracing her missing lover with friendly banter. The friend quips that her lover could not have tunneled into the earth, dived into the skies, or walked on the seas but can definitely be traced...

FILM AND THEATRE In today’s podcast, you will learn a set of words related to FILM AND THEATRE (PART ONE) actor one who performs in a play, movie, television show, etc. actor-manager an actor who is responsible for venue arrangement and acts in the plays actress A lady who is an actor who performs on the stage, on television or in films, art director one who coordinates the artistic features and c...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of a lovely poem  The barbaric Season   from Tamil literature. This poem is all about what a young lady told her companion about the absence of her husband from home as he had gone in search of  wealth leaving her clueless about his whereabouts whilst the arrival of spring season aggravates her separation from her husband barbarously. THE...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an awe-inspiring poem   LOVER’S APPREHENSION from Tamil literature. The colophon reads that the poem is all about what a young lady shared with her companion about her nervousness over the sweetheart's conspicuous absence from home. She expresses her state of mind vociferously with a reference to the change of weather and the noticeable changes i...

SHOPPING - TYPES OF STORES ( PART TWO) draper ​a dealer who owns or maintains a shop that sells cloth, curtains, etc. drugstore a retail store that sells medicines on prescription and different sorts of products like beauty care products dry-cleaner’s a shop where clothes, screens, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals estate agent a real estate broker whose profession is to sell houses and...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an elegant love poem THE COVERT GUILE OF THE LOVER from Tamil literature. The colophon says the content of the poem is everything that the young lady said to her companion, lamenting the lover's collaboration in maligning her reputation by spreading the protected mystery of her adoration for him for reasons unknown to her. THE COVERT GUILE OF THE LOVE...

SHOPPING - TYPES OF STORE (PART ONE) antique an object such as a piece of furniture in the trend of former times and often valuable baker an individual whose profession is baking and selling bread and cakes bakery a place for baking or selling baked goods like  bread and cakes bakeshop a place where bread and cakes are made and/or sold barber a person whose business is cutting and dressing ha...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an exquisite love lyric Proof of the pudding is in the eating from Tamil literature. The colophon says it is  what the foster mother said to the mother after visiting the girl’s home. The poem talks about the anxiety of a mother in finding out the marital bliss of her beloved daughter in the in-law’s place. The foster mother relieves the mother’s...

SHOPPING - ONLINE SHOPPING PART TWO goods things that are produced to be sold internet an electronic communications network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information facilities around the globe item one thing in a list of things to purchase, discuss and so on. online an activity or service available through a system especially a computer or telecommunications...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of a poem POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE CAN AN INCAPACITATED PERSON CRAVE FOR HONEY?   from Tamil literature. The colophon says it is a sweeping statement of the girl about her unrequited love of her beloved and compares it to the plight of a physically challenged person who could satisfy himself just by peering at the honeycomb dangling on the tree on...

SHOPPING - ONLINE SHOPPING PART ONE back order a business order yet to be fulfilled because the product  is currently unavailable bid (noun) a proposal by an individual or an organization to pay a specific amount of cash for a specific product bid (verb) to propose to pay a specific cost for something particularly at a sale or auction billing the process of preparing and sending bills to clie...

ABOUT THE POEM This is yet another translated version of the poem HEIGHT OF DISGUST from Tamil literature. The colophon says that it is the silent agony and statement of the foster mother of the girl after searching in vain for the lovers who have eloped. The foster mother speaks about her utter disgust about the lover’s elopement and her tedious efforts to find them out with an ulterior motive to...

SPORTS RELATED TERMS:EXTREME SPORTS (OR) ADVENTURE SPORTS abseil a sport in which  a player descends a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the rock with feet abseiling the sport of going down a precarious rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the slant or rock with feet base jumping the game of bouncing with a parachute from a high place like a structure or...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of the romantic poem VILLAGE WHISPERS from Tamil literature. It is a clarion call of the girl’s friend intensifying her hopes about marriage in a very positive note. She encourages her friend by telling that the whole village is rife with whispers about their affair which has the approval of both her parents. VILLAGE WHISPERS The sprightly blue blossoms...

SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART TWO pace  (noun) the rate at which somebody  walks, runs or advances pacemaker a person setting the pace for another that the other people taking part will try to imitate the speed pack the people who trail the leaders in a race or competition, etc. pentathlon a composite sporting event in which all contestants compete in five...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an epic poem OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION from Tamil literature. It is a fervent outcry of a boy to his lover’s friend. He affirms that he is ready to face any type of humiliation and even be an object of ridicule in the public’s eyes when the blinding passion of love for his sweetheart overwhelms his heart OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION Ready to fall head over h...

SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART ONE athletic physically strong and robust athletics sports events such as running, jumping , throwing etc., that athletes compete in baton a sturdy stick that police personnel carry as a weapon for punishment broad jump a sport event in which people try to jump forward with full force possibly running up to a starting line cross-country...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an outstanding poem BEAUTY AND THE BEAST from Tamil literature. It is an enthusiastic proclamation of a boy about his Lady Love whom he met on a hillock. He says proudly that he was subdued by the gracefulness of her demeanor and hence confesses a complete transformation of his personality. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST She is the darling daughter of a hillman...

TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART TWO customs the public authority department that collects taxes on goods, bought and sold, and on products brought into the country, and that checks what is acquired duty-free shop a shop in an air terminal or on a ship that sells products like cigarettes, liquor, perfume, and so on. without tax on them hangar a large building in which airc...