It is staggering to realize that 60 per cent of our body is water.
among or amongst PREPOSITION
Among or amongst can mean surrounded by.
amid
Workers searched amid the wreckage for any sign of survivors.
amidst
Amidst all the weeds, a single rose bloomed.
in the middle of
In the middle of the herd of cows was a newborn calf.
surrounded by
Mum and I found ourselves surrounded by inquisitive sheep.
If there are more than two things, you should use among(st). If there are only two things, you should use between.
amount NOUN
An amount is how much there is of something.
mass
There was a great mass of tadpoles in our garden pond.
quantity
“For sale: a quantity of unused garden tools,” read the advert.
sum
The house was sold for an undisclosed sum of money.
total
Our little sideshow raised quite a total at our school fête.
volume
A huge volume of water cascades over the waterfall every minute.
amphibian NOUN
An amphibian is one of a group of animals that live both on land and in water.
Some amphibians:
frog
newt
salamander
toad
anger NOUN
Anger is the strong feeling you get about something unfair or cruel.
annoyance
You could see the annoyance on the little boy’s face when he couldn’t have any sweets.
fury
Her face purple with fury, the duchess stormed from the room.
indignation
Our dog, Jim, stared in indignation as I ate the last biscuit.
irritation
Sissy stormed out in irritation.
rage
The wizard flew into a rage and instantly turned the king and queen into toads.
temper
In a fit of temper, I flung my sister’s hairbrush into the garden.
wrath Said “roth”
The player incurred the wrath of the referee for committing a foul.
angry ADJECTIVE
Someone who is angry is very annoyed.
annoyed