Easy On Me

• By: Adele
• Album: 30

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
settled /ˈsɛtld/ B1	verb (past participle) - to establish a permanent residence
married /ˈmærɪd/ A2	adjective - having a husband or wife
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
things /θɪŋz/ A2	noun - objects or items
hated /ˈheɪtɪd/ B2	verb (past) - to dislike intensely
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B2	noun / adjective - something kept hidden or unknown / not known or meant to be known by others
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put out of sight
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's eyes
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - front part of the head
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb / noun - to want something to happen / a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
reminded /rɪˈmaɪndɪd/ B2	verb (past) - to cause someone to remember something
wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ B1	noun - desire for something to happen
regrets /rɪˈɡrɛts/ B2	noun - feelings of sorrow about something past

Grammar:

• I heard that you're settled down

  ➔ Reported Speech (indirect speech) and Present Perfect Continuous (passive)

  ➔ "Heard that you're settled down" is reported speech; originally it would likely have been something like "You are settled down". "Settled down" here functions as an adjective, and it's implied to be the result of a continuous process reaching the present. This can also be interpreted as passive, someone else helped settle you.

• Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you

  ➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun and Past Simple

  ➔ "Things I didn't give to you" is a relative clause. The relative pronoun (which or that) is omitted. "I didn't give to you" is in the past simple tense.

• Ain't like you to hold back

  ➔ Informal Contraction ('Ain't') and 'to be + like + someone + to do something'

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction of "is not" or "are not". The structure "It's not like you to..." means it's unusual for you to do something.

• I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose and Idiomatic Expression ('Out of the Blue')

  ➔ "To turn up" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining why she hates something. "Out of the blue" is an idiom meaning unexpectedly.

• I had hoped you'd see my face

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense and Conditional Sentence (Type 3)

  ➔ "I had hoped" is in the past perfect tense, indicating a hope that was not realized. The phrase implies a conditional sentence (Type 3): If you had seen my face...

• Never mind, I'll find someone like you

  ➔ Future Simple ('I'll') and 'like' as a preposition

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating future simple tense. "Like you" means similar to you; here, 'like' is a preposition.

• I wish nothing but the best for you, too

  ➔ Inversion and Fixed Expression

  ➔ While subtle, the phrasing "I wish nothing but the best for you" implies an inversion, because grammatically you might expect "I wish you nothing but the best". The phrase is a fixed expression.

• Sometimes it lasts in love, But sometimes it hurts instead

  ➔ Present Simple and Conjunctions

  ➔ Both clauses are in the present simple tense, describing general truths. "But" is a conjunction connecting contrasting ideas.