people / police / cattle / poultry / youth: VERBIT MONIKKOON
People are friendly.
The police are investigating a serious crime.

Is there any news? = Onko mitään uutisia?

The news was bad. = Uutiset olivat hyviä.
It was a piece of good news. = It was an item of good news.

That advice was good. = Nuo neuvot oluvat hyviä.
I need some advice. = Tarvitsen neuvoja.
That was a piece of good advice. = It was a word of good / sound advice.

a jewel
jewelry (AmE) / jewellery (BrE) = korut

affect s-g = influence s-g = impact s-g = impress s-g = vaikuttaa (verbiin ei tule prepositiota)

enterprising (adj.) = yritteliäs
He is an enterprising young man.

owing to s-g = due to s-g = because of s-g = johtuen jstkn

hard-working = diligent = ahkera

monet syötävät eläimet (myös kalat): yksikkö ja monikko samannäköisiä:
an elk / many elk
a deer / many deer
a reindeer / many reindeer
a salmon / many salmon
a trout / many trout

epäsäännöllinen monikko:
a mouse / many mice
a louse / many lice

People are friendly.

substantiiveja, jotka loppuvat -cy-päätteeseen:
currency = valuutta; rahayksikkö
bankcruptcy = konkurssi
democracy = demokratia
numeracy = laskutaito