- fence
- wind machine
- crib
- static electricity
- specialty
- a nice round of applause
- regional championship
- resentment
- geek
- bald spot
- angry talk
- sincerity
- custom built-ins a built-in/fixed cupboard
- patio
- match
- residential real estate
- rainmaker
- orange slices
- jab (= something you say to criticize someone or something else)
- a school play / school plays
- crown molding
- recessed lighting/bookshelf
- shoehorn
- unitard
- opposing side
unitard: a tight-fitting one-piece garment of stretchable fabric which covers the body from the neck to the knees or feet.
rainmaker: a person who generates income for a business or organization by brokering big deals or using their connections to attract clients or funds
the kid’s got skills. It’s in his blood. It runs in his blood.
if an ability or tendency is in, or runs in, someone’s blood, it is natural to them and others in their family
This means more to dad than it does to Manny.
I want to thank you guys for coming by and supporting the kid. You guys are the best.
Stay focus, stay loose
Go get ‘em
stay loose: used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something
loosen (sb) up: to stop worrying and become more relaxed, or to make someone do this
加油
put it away or lose it
- uncoordinated
- nerdy
- ironic
- petty
- lame
- masterful
- superior
- squiggly
- kid-friendly
- flame-red
- sincerely
- fairly
- clingy
- diabetic
- mortified
someone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them
mortified: extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed
How could this go wrong?
- work with/ among
- wreck
- go back to
- suspend sth/sb from sth
- pride yourself on (doing) sth
- recharge
- bug
- move on to
- compete against
- come by
- sleep over
- stir up trouble/ resentment / anger/ hatred/ people’s emotions
- bubble up/ away
- excel at
- rule out
- take sth back
- run sb/sth down
- lurk
- question
- resent
- pass away
if you work with/ among someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them
wreck: to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way
go back to: to have been made, built, or started at some time in the past
sleep over: to sleep at someone’s house for a night – used especially by children
stir up: to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people
if a feeling or activity bubbles, it continues to exist
rule out: to decide that something is not possible or suitable
take sth back: to admit something you said is wrong
run sb/sth down: to find someone or something after searching for a long time
You always take things a little too far.
No biggie.
- switch seats
- drop the ball on
- get one’s panties in a bunch
- take umbrage
- clear the air with sb
- till the cows come home
- pull the fire alarm
- be a pill
- put a stop/an end to sth
- take sb out for (a meal)
- do justice to sb/sth
drop the ball: to make a mistake when dealing with something because you stop thinking carefully or paying attention
take umbrage: to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no respect to you Will she take umbrage if she isn’t invited to the wedding?
clear the air: to do something to end an argument or bad situation, for example discuss a problem calmly
if someone, especially a child, is a pill, they are annoying
don’t get your panties in a bunch: don’t make a big deal out of it, or don’t get worked up.
People are staring.
It’s his chance to be sth
What’s up with you and your sister? Nothing is up.
Could this have something to do with…?
This is interesting to no one.
Parents have to have faith that the kid is going to find his own way.
It’s probably just butterflies.
That’s really as loud as I can go.
Great (home) ideas just keep lurking, mostly nearby.
It’s not exactly the way I remember/ want/ need sth
Why is your iPod in your mouth?
You should know, it’s hard on people who love you. We feel the tension. We hear the words that cut like knives.
