✅ Idle is the best word to describe someone who is not working, whether that’s because they’re unemployed, on vacation, or otherwise not doing anything at the time (It was nice to be idle for a while).
✅ Slothful is the best word to describe someone who is unwilling to do anything, especially when sharing a workload with someone else (He was so slothful that no one wanted him in their group).
✅ Slothful and idle can both describe personality traits, and are both used negatively in this context with slothful emphasizing laziness to the point that it makes things difficult for other people (They’ve always been slothful; What an idle person).
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✅ Finish is the best word to refer to the completion of something (The play had a dramatic finish).
✅ Conclusion is the best word to refer to something that has ended with some sort of decision or arrangement (The peace talks came to a positive conclusion).
✅ Finish and conclusion can be used synonymously to refer to the completion or end of something (She sang all the crowd favorites at the conclusion of the concert; The horse had a good finish).
✅ However, conclusion suggests an element of a complete and tidy finish, with no more to go (the conclusion of the tournament).
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✅ Place refers to putting something down on a surface or in a container in a careful and precise way (place the book on the shelf).
✅ Lay also refers to putting something down on a surface carefully, but most often in a horizontal position (lay the blanket on the floor).
✅ Lay always takes an object, and can also suggest putting something down in an open or spread out position (lay the fabric out to cut), but it is not to be confused with the past tense of the verb lie (She lay down).
✅ Place can suggest a level of ceremony, or can suggest that the thing being placed is delicate or fragile (He placed the spell book gently on the stand).
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