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lay the table, (or an egg), I have laid the table, the table has been laid, I'm laying the table

verb ... weekly tests will lead up to a final exam

I will lead the march and, having led it, will write about it with a lead pencil

noun ... in the lead-up to the final exam we'll be taking weekly tests

one word

I learned a lot from my grandmother. It was a well-learned lesson. Not learnt, even though it sounds closer to what people actually say.

a talk might be leavened by humour (not 'levelled' as found on the site recently)

I have led my horse to water

not legendry

trade mark, so capitalise

pronounced 'lester', a city in the county of Leicestershire, England

the town hoped the flood levee would hold

the union hoped their fee levy would help their bottom line.

published defamation (printed or broadcast) ... slander is defamation in non-broadcast speech

licence to drive, or to sell alcohol

to grant a licence, to allow

holder of a licence

I'm going to lie down, I lay down for a bit yesterday, I'm lying down now, I have lain on this bed before. Many seats lie empty today at the Olympics.

I tell a lie, I lied before, I'm lying now, and I've lied many times in the past

I've supported them all my life long

a lifelong supporter

when you mean thunder and lightning ... lightening describes making something lighter, like a load, or a colour

 relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean (Macquarie). Sometimes confused with literal.

unwilling

dislike intensely

My long-term goal is to become a billionaire. In the long term I'd like to be rich, but for now I'm happy being poor.

England's cricket ground

trademark, so capitalise