The box says “12 and up”.
Thought we were past all that. I’m all about taking it to the next level.
Really? Thought you were all about keeping it real.
Yes. But the whole point of keeping it real is so you can take it to the next level. Did you really not know that?
That’s such a nice offer, but I think we’re good. Thank you.
That’s a really nice offer, but it’s not really her thing.
You know, if things had gone a little differently in my life, I thought I would have been a pilot.
What would happen if you turned the remote off and then back on real fast?
I can see why you like this.
We should get enough for the next year or two. Where would we keep them?
Let’s go back to your piercings.
Why are you fighting me on this?
It doesn’t matter if I dress up. I’m not pretty like Haley and you.
I must be getting old.
Maybe he tries too hard because you make zero effort with him.
In 16 years we’ve been married, have you one time told him you liked him?
Not in those exact words.
No. Not in any word. How do you think that makes me feel?
take out the garbage
Did you ring the bell?
- facetious
- discerning
- jumpy
- non-negotiable
- primal
- boisterous
- loopy
- irritating
- banal (= ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas)
- sullen
- uneasy
- disoriented (= confused and not understanding what is happening around you)
- a pointed look/question/remark (= a direct question, look etc that deliberately shows that you are annoyed, bored, or disapprove of something)
- hostile (= angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them)
- absently
- imperceptible
- inaudibly
- put out (= upset or offended)
jumpy: worried or nervous, especially because you are expecting something bad to happen
someone, especially a child, who is boisterous makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy
discerning: showing the ability to make good judgments, especially about art, music, style etc the discerning ear/ eye, discerning traveler
conversations about the most banal subjects
- park yourself
- expand territory
- take over (the world)
- provoke
- roll your eyes at sb
- act out
- misjudge
- strain
- mess with
- plant sth in/on sth (= to put something firmly in or on something else)
- walk into sth (= to hit an object accidentally as you are walking along)
- stumble on/across sth (= to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly
- bait
- mimic
- mime doing sth (= to describe or express something, using movements not words)
- rap (= to hit or knock something quickly several times)
- wave sb over
- deposit (= to put something down in a particular place)
- get in on sth (= to become involved in something that other people are doing or planning)
- swing by (= to visit a place or person for a short time)
- make sb up (= to put make-up on someone’s face in order to make them look better or different)
- smack (= to hit something hard against something else so that it makes a short loud noise)
- compete with sb
- play ball (= to do what someone wants you to do)
- top off/up (= to fill a glass or cup that still has some liquid in it)
- go out of your way to do something (= to do something with more effort than is usual or expected)
- march over to
- look over at
- reach for sth
- pull away from sb (= to move your body or part of your body away from someone or something)
park: to sit down in a particular place, especially with the intention of staying a long time
act out: 1. to express your feelings about something through your behaviour or actions, especially when you have been feeling angry or nervous, act out your distress/ anger 2. if a group of people act out an event, they show how it happened by pretending to be the people who were involved in it, act out a story
mess with: 1. to deceive someone or cause trouble for them 2. to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous
Phil is planted in the couch watching a ball game as Claire passes through.
He came up to her and planted a kiss on her cheek.
She planted her feet firmly to the spot and refused to move.
Zeke wasn’t looking and walked straight into a tree.
Claire nearly walks into Dylan.
Is Phil baiting him or has he unknowingly stumbled on a truth?
He raps on the glass.
Mitchell mimes placing his hands on piano keys.
Stan put a finger to his mouth, miming ‘shush’.
I just want to swing by the wine section.
I made Manny up like a girl.
I have played balls and answered a lot of your questions.
the company has refused to play ball, preferring to remain independent.
Claire tops up/off her coffee.
Jay deposits drugged Phil on the couch.
She went out of her way to make me feel welcome.
Quite a few companies would like to get in on the project.
- aerodynamics
- snob
- hick (= someone who lives in the countryside, and is thought to be uneducated or stupid)
- asterisk
- poacher
- general store
- charades
- wine section
- paper shredder
- confetti
- baby formulas
- a flatbed truck / scanner
- piercing
- busboy
- tire marks
- principle (= the basic idea that a plan or system is based on)
- incredulity (= a feeling that you cannot believe something)
- scope of (= the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with)
- a subtle look
- garment bag
They’re all principles of aerodynamics.
They reacted with a mixture of shock and incredulity.
The true scope of the store begins to dawn on Mitchell.
beyond/ outside/ within the scope of sth
widen/ broaden/ extend the scope of sth
narrow/ limit the scope of sth
limited/ wider in scope
She sees Alex taking a subtle look in the direction of the busboy.
- on a dare
- go figure!
- walk/tiptoe on eggshells/eggs
- without missing a beat
- either way
- make an effort to (= try to)
go figure!: used when you tell someone a fact and then you want to say the fact is surprising, strange or stupid
either way: used to say that something will be the same whichever of two things happens or is true
He made an effort to change the subject of the conversation.
I decide to make more of an effort with Jay.
I’m out shopping. He’s out playing.
That sends an ugly message.
I want to stop by the wine section.
What is the matter?
What’s the deal?
Then I get a chance for it? Then I get a turn at flying it?
It doesn’t matter if I dress up.
It’s not the end of the world.
He keeps as much distance from Phil as he can.
