Mood

Mood = a characteristic state of feeling at a particular time, such as happiness, anger, etc.: ‘He is in a bad mood.’

Atmosphere = the general impression that a place gives you: ‘Their house always has a warm and friendly atmosphere.’

Moment

Moment= (1) a particular point in time: ‘The moment he arrived the party began.’ (2) an indefinitely short time: ‘Wait just a moment.’

In a moment= very soon: ‘I have to go in a moment.’

At that moment= at that particular time: ‘Just at that moment the telephone rang.’

When you are telling a story or reporting what happened, use at that moment: ‘At that moment the car skidded on the ice and went off the road.’

At the moment= now; at the present time: ‘At the moment I’m working in a restaurant.’ ‘She is studying at the moment.’

The moment= (WITHOUT at) = as soon as: ‘He fell in love with Samantha the moment he set eyes on her.’

Minute

When telling the time, minutes must be used after all numbers except five, ten, twenty, and twenty-five.

Compare: ‘its twenty (minutes) past ten.’ (Minutes can be used)

‘It’s twenty-three minutes past ten.’ (Minutes must be used)

The college is a twenty-minute bus ride from my flat.

Middle age

Middle age = the period in a person’s life between youth and old age: ‘People who live this type of life are lucky if they reach middle age.’

Middle Ages = the period in European history from about 1100 to 1500 AD: ‘Life in the Middle Ages was very simple.’

The adjective is middle –aged (WITH -d): ‘They would prefer a middle-aged woman to a young girl for this post.’

Mention

Mention= (1) make reference to: ‘His name was mentioned in connection with the project.’ (2) speak of something sth (WITHOUT about): ‘I don’t suppose she mentioned her new address?’ ‘They mentioned how helpful you had been.’

Mend

Mend (or repair) a roof, fence, watch, mobile, camera etc.: ‘Once you’ve mended the kettle, we can have a cup of tea.’

Repair = restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken: ‘How will you get to work while your car is being repaired?’

Medium

Medium = neither large nor small, neither tall nor short, etc.: ‘The waiter was of medium height and walked with a slight limp.’

Average = calculated by adding a set of quantities together and then dividing this total by the number of quantities in the set: ‘The average score was about 6 out of 10.’ ‘Price of gas has increased on average about 1%.’

If someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low, it is average: ‘His work has been above the average.’ ‘My ability in English is about average.’