And the Right Answer Is...

Sophisticated.
Following the results of the most recent poll, I assure you that "Sophisticated" is NOT a synonym for the word "Nice".
Check it out here: Longman dictionary online

Link Your Ideas

There's no "What about me..." here :)

Improving Listening Skills: Advice of a Native Speaker

A really cool teacher of English from Canada - Ronnie - advises on how to improve your litening skills. Watch and enjoy!

You might find her advice kind of obvious but are you sure you do those things to improve your listening?

Hangover

At the end of the 19th century, the word "hangover" meant "hangover thing that has survived until today. "Drank so much that even today remains" appeared somewhat later.

The morning after a large-scale feast is called the morning after (spoken version). Sleep off/away is sleep it off, sleep, get over it. A cure for hangover informally referred to as the fur of the dog. Once it was believed that the only remedy for the bite of a mad dog, to take their drinks with a tuft of thair fur. Fire with fire, so to speak.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

More about Vocabulary

It is well-known that "Funny" words are usually easier to remember than the "normal" lexical units. English-Language Skills resource offers you the list of funny words you can train your brain with. Some of them are actually quite useful :)

Try these ones, for instance:

Merry Christmas!

I’ve Been Studying English Too Long…

as well as 66% or respondents who have participated in the most recent poll

Studying a language is an ever-lasting process. Even when you believe you know it really well, you come across a lot of new words, expressions that appear to be hard to figure out. You are sure that a particular word is never used in some context, however, the very next episode of some series you watch disproves that. You are certain that this verb is state and is not allowed with the “ing” ending but…

Well, that truly is annoying. On the other hand, this is what learning languages is all about. This process never ends. That’s why when somebody says they know English perfectly; I assume they are liars or geniuses. IMHO even native speakers are unlikely to be perfect at their own language :)