What is the difference between annoy and worry? Well, looking at the Japanese English dictionary indicates that both mean the same thing, because if you look up 悩ませる（なやませる nayamaseru） it shows both the words annoy and worry.

But annoy really means to make something else uncomfortable where worry is more a feeling that you will lose something.

Popularity: 21%

The word toast can mean something different depending on how you use it. It can mean

• grilled bread as in “I would like eggs and toast with butter.”
• something said before drinking alchohol as in “Let’s make a toast to everyone’s health.”
• having something bad happen or lose something as in “I was toast in that race. The other guy was just much faster than me.”

Popularity: 44%

The words “we can” and “weekend” may sound the same to a non-native English speaker, so listen for the context.

“we can” will be followed by a verb, like “We can eat cake.”
“weekend” is a noun, so it will be preceded by an article, like “We can do it on the weekend.”

Popularity: 40%

How about the phrase “Traffic is at a standstill.”

This means the cars on a street, and most often the highway, are not moving. It can also be used in business to mean “no progress” as in the following example:

“Negotiations are at a standstill.”

Popularity: 32%

The word zap refers to an electronic shock. It is used like this, “Ouch! That TV zapped me.”, which means the person received an static electronic shock.

Popularity: 36%

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