take two

Let's go. Take two!

The phrase 'take two' basically means to try again.  This comes from phrases used by directors making movies.  Every time there is a mistake they have to try the scene again it is a 'take.'   Notice the following:

1. We will do take two, take three and take four if we have to.
   
2. Let's try take two.
   

last name

What's your last name, Kerys?

Your 'last name' is your family name given to you by your parents.  In some countries, people have two last names, one from their mother's side and one from their father's side.  Notice the following:

1. Is your last name spelled correctly?
   
2. Did she change her last name after she got married?
   

gray

Manchester is boring, gray and rainy.

'Gray' is a color which is a combination of white and black.  It can be like silver, or like a very light black.  Notice the following:

1. The sky has been gray all week.
   
2. Gray is my favorite color.
   

not anymore

I don't live there, not anymore.

We use the phrase 'not anymore' when something used to be true in the past but it isn't now.  Notice the following:

1. We aren't together now, not anymore.
   
2. I don't work there anymore.
   

land of smiles

Thailand is the land of smiles, because people smile all the time.

This is a phrase is used to describe Thailand.  It means the country where everyone smiles.  Notice the following:

1. I really felt like Cambodia was the land of smiles.
2. Is your country like the land of smiles?