Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Anything"

A: then, you say:

I'm worried because you're pretending you don't know anything.

A: I don't have a lot of golf experience but my parents always golf so I hear some discussion about it. Here is how I understand it.

In the context of golf....

"Drive a golf ball" means you are using a driver (club used for sending the ball a very long distance).

"Hit" and "strike" are about the same (for golf). It just means you put a lot of force on the ball with your club but you could be using a driver (club) or something like a 7 Iron (for medium distance)

치다 - drive, hit, and strike
But "drive" is for long distance only

If you are putting (short distance), I wouldn't use any of those 3 words. It would sound weird.

A: 「何でも許される」かな、、、
Apologies for my bad Japanese.

Could be something you’ve done/ or a situation you’re stuck in...but XXXX ⬅️この物/手段　「 can get you out of anything 」

E.g. A made-up line in a 映画🎬 :
“Here, take this staff pass with you, it can get you out of anything.”

A: A goofy way of saying “I can handle anything that this issue throws at me”

Example:

Your car breaks a lot so you’re used to fixing it. Your car breaks again and your friend is worried, but you’re so used to it breaking so you say:

“I can handle anything this baby can dish out.”

“Dishing out”: giving you problems

“Baby”: the car

A: It means you have to give up because there's no way to win.

A: Well, “If anything” is not redundant. You are repeating anything. You are emphasizing that it does the opposite or serves a different purpose then intended. For example, “What is the point of expensive clothes? If anything, it serves the same purpose as cheap clothes.”

A: My new phone is anything but easy (= not easy at all) to use. I can't figure out how to set it up.

Her daughter is anything but shy (= not shy at all). She'll talk to anyone and everyone.

You might think quitting your job and moving to the woods would be relaxing, but living by yourself in the middle of nowhere is anything but simple (= not simple at all).

A: Anything-
“I will buy you anything!”
Anything is used here as a term used to refer to something, and that something can be an infinity of things (not one set thing).

Something-
“I will buy you something in this store.”
Something is used here as an object that is unidentified.

A: Is anything wrong? / something to eat
the diference between something and anything is the same that there are between some and any.

A: Just because you didn't win, doesn't mean you're a loser, if anything it means you try hard.
I don't think it's a legitimate store, if anything I'd say it's a flea market.
"if anything" means "out of everything, this is true"

A: They both mean the same thing. "You don't need nothing" comes from certain dialects in some parts of America, and not everyone would use it- but it is just slang for "you don't need anything"

A: State of mind. When u say what else, u are thinking or expecting that there is still something else. When you say anything else, u are thinking that everything is done, but wonder is there something else.

Ie. Your worker is in your room giving you papers to sign. After you sign, but she is still standing, u might say “what else?, because u think she/he got something to inform you other than the papers. After everything said, but your worker still lingering in your room, u may think all is said, papers are signed, why is he/she still here? Then u might ask, “anything else???”.

A: The first means you heard nothing come from him at all. No words were said by him

The second means you may have overheard him but either you weren’t listening or couldn’t determine what he was saying.

Also the second sentence should be “I didnt hear anything he said”

A:

They mean almost the same, but I think they have a slight difference in nuance.

"I was left..." means that there's another force/factor/variable acting upon the result. In this case: a person that left you with something. To leave you wondering was a result of their action, and not something you actively chose to do. In a sense, you had no other options but to be left in that state. You were left with nothing but to wonder.

"I ended up.." is like you resorting to doing the last option yourself. You ended up wondering, rather than doing anything else. You ended up doing this, that trying to get her back.


^^ this is how I see it

A: If it's in response to "What do you want for dinner?" They mean the same thing as "It's up to you."
They could have other meanings as well, it all depends on three context.

A: Both are correct, but they differ in meaning. “Has it ever exploded here?” refers to a *specific* item that may have exploded, and “has anything ever exploded here?” asks if there is any item at all that has exploded. Does that make sense?

A: I'll do anything I can right away

I'll do whatever I can right now

A: 1. “I already miss that day”
2. “I think you do that every time you breathe”
2. “I think you do that every time you take a breath”
2. “I think you do the same every waking moment” (this one is not exact translation but might be helpful⭐️)

A: Correctly: "Killing them (her, him, it) won't change anything!"

A: What the hell/what the heck

A: × Didn't you pay anything to the agency?
✓ You didn't pay anything to the agency?

A: It means that they refuse to kill or enslave anyone, but they will do anything less serious than that, such as robbery or attacking someone without killing them.

"Short of" means "less than" or "other than."

A: Words in ( ) means it's a choice to use it. ( / ) means you have more choices to imply what you are saying
 
Nowadays, we can buy anything (by) using vending machines. (That/This) (spreading/happening/) is so surprising to me.

A: Yes, it is correct.

It's not that common, but "most" can be used as an adverb this way to sound academic and sophisticated.

There's also a children's song that goes:
"Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log, eating some most delicious bugs"
ここのmost → 「最も」というよりは「すこぶる」

A: "You can be whatever you want to be" is more commonly used because it provides a broad and inclusive expression, allowing for a wide range of possibilities. It encompasses both identity and actions, making it versatile and encouraging.