mediocre

mediocre (adj): not very good [= second rate]

• I thought the book was pretty mediocre.
• a mediocre student
• It's not mediocre.

TO OMIT

TO OMIT

• He didn't understand the book, because he omitted one very important chapter.
• I was worrying all day long, because she omitted to tell me when she was leaving.

TO DECLINE

TO DECLINE

• His health has declined a lot recently, so he's gone to the hospital.
• The standards of living in the city have declined. Nowadays, it's suburbs that are inhabited by the rich.

TO CONCERN

TO CONCERN

• The story concerns a young girl who lived in Britain a long time ago.
• The king's private life concerned all the people who lived in the country.

DESTINY

DESTINY

• I'm sure he will win the elections. It's his destiny to lead his country.
• They believe it was their destiny to meet each other and be together for the rest of their lives.

AIM

AIM

• William Tell aimed the arrow carefully at the apple.
• His aim is to increase the sales of his company.

ATTEMPT

ATTEMPT

• The second exercise was so difficult that I didn't even attempt to do it.
• I passed my driving test at the third attempt.

TO BREAK DOWN

TO BREAK DOWN

• We got stuck in the field, because his car broke down.
• My old PC finally broke down, so I decided to buy a notebook.

TO HALT

TO HALT

• She was halted at the airport because her passport was out-of-date.
• The concert was halted for 30 minutes, because the guitarist suddenly fainted.

INSIDIOUS

INSIDIOUS

• The onset of the disease was very insidious. It looked like a cold at the beginning, but ended up killing thousands of people.
• The weather in March is insidious. Deceived by sunny days, people start wearing light clothes too early and get cold.