✅ Ambush refers to the act of lying in wait and attacking unexpectedly. It can be literal or figurative (I thought I was ready for that question but they caught me in an ambush).

✅ An ambuscade is the same as an ambush (We plotted an ambuscade to capture Robin Hood’s men), but it is not as common.

✅ The word ambush has been used in English for longer than ambuscade, but ambuscade sounds more old-fashioned and is more formal.

✅ A meadow is an area of grassland that livestock can graze on or that can be used to grow hay (We camped in a beautiful meadow).

✅ A pasture is also an area of grassland that livestock can graze on (There were six sheep in the pasture).

✅ Meadow, however, can refer to any field of grass or wildflowers, whether or not animals graze on it, whereas pasture particularly implies the presence of livestock.

✅ Fragile describes something that is easily broken or damaged. It can also describe people who appear vulnerable (a fragile plate; I felt fragile after my bad day).

✅ Delicate describes things that are easily broken and people who are physically weak and frail (His health was delicate; a delicate fabric that was easy to tear).

✅ When referring to things, fragile emphasizes a lack of strength in the object, while delicate can be used for finely built items.

✅  When describing people, delicate refers to physical health or strength, whereas fragile more often refers to mental health and strength.