Changing Jobs
1)to
be bought out - V. to be purchased, taken over by another company
2)to
be laid off - V. to lose your job
because the company wants to reduce the number of employees
3)Competitive -
A. worthy of competition, liking
competition
4)Dedicated - A.
very loyal; working hard for a person, company or idea.
5)to
downsize - V. to reduce the size of a company, to reduce the number
of employees
6)to
get rid of - V. to throw away,
remove, eliminate something or someone
7)Outdated - A.
too old, antiquated
8)to
retrain - V. to reeducate someone for a job, train again
9)to
streamline - V. to form into a smooth shape which
can easily move through air or water, to improve the performance of something,
to simplify a process
10)to
update an update - V.to make more modern
N. the latest information or news
Coffee Houses
11)to
appeal to - V. to attract or interest (a
certain group of people)
12)to
blend a blend - V. to combine, mix together N. a combination, a mixture
("Blend" is often used to refer to a special mixture of coffee
beans.)
13)to
chat a chat - V. to talk in a friendly,
informal way; to discuss things for fun N. an informal discussion
14)decaf - A. with no caffeine, with reduced caffeine
(This is the short form of "decaffeinated.")
15)a
fad - N.
a fashion, a trend, a short-term interest
16)to
hang out a hangout - V. to spend time at
a place (just relaxing or being with friends) N. a place where you spend much
of your time
overpriced - A.
costing too much money
17)To
pop up - V.
to suddenly appear
18)To
sip - V. to slowly drink
19)Trendy
- A. very fashionable, too fashionable A.
interested in extremely fashionable things (This word is often used in a
negative way to express that something has become ridiculously fashionable.)
Grocery Store Choices
20)to
bill a bill - V. to send a request for
payment at a later date N. a request for payment
21)to
come to - V. to equal (an amount of money), to add up
to, to total
22)to
deduct - V.
to take away, subtract (an amount of money)
to
discount a discount discount - V. to reduce or lower the cost of a product N.
a reduction in the cost of a product A. costing less money
23)to
enter - V.
to put in information electronically
24)to
issue - V.
to officially give out or print
25)to
pack - V.
to put things into a grocery bag V. to put things into a box 1779)to move - V.
to put things into a suitcase to take with you
26)pressed
for time - IDM. in a hurry
27)To
swipe - V. to put a card through a computerized machine quickly so
it can scan the information (We usually use this word with ATM cards, credit
cards, debit cards, identification cards, etc.)
28)to
verify - V. to make sure that something is true
Entertaining Films
29)alternative - A. something which is done in a
different way, not done in the normal way (In the U.S., alternative films are
usually artistic films or foreign language films.)
30)artsy
- A. extremely artistic, overly
artistic, too artistic(often suggests that someone tried too hard to make
something artistic)
31)entertaining
- A. something which entertains; amusing
and interesting
32)hilarious-A.
something which is very funny; something which makes you laugh
33)intense-A.
containing strong emotions or feelings A. extreme (An intense film is one which
emotionally drains you or makes you tired. Intense is not necessarily negative,
it just means that a movie is not light or relaxing.)
34)light
- A. relaxing, amusing, not too intense
(This is the opposite of "intense.")
35)mainstream
- A. something which is usual, or
normally done (Mainstream films are those which are usually high budget,
popular, and made for entertainment. "Mainstream" is the opposite of
"alternative.")
36)superficial - A.
not deep or profound; lacking real content A. only on the surface
37)suspenseful
- A. something which makes you keep
guessing or makes you question how something will end
38)thought
provoking - A. something which makes you
think
Turn off the TV
39)a
commercial - N. an advertisement on TV
40)a
couch potato - N. a lazy person who sits around all day watching TV
41)a
documentary - N. an educational TV program or movie usually describing nature
or history
42)a
drama-N. a serious TV program, movie or play that involves all the emotions
43)to
kick back -V. to sit in a big comfortable
chair or lie on a couch and relax
44)nope - this is an informal way of saying "no"
45)prime-time
prime time - Adj. between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every night N. the time between
8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every night (The
most popular shows are shown during prime time.)
46)a
sit com - N. a half-hour comedy
show
47)trials
and tribulations - N. problems and
difficulties of life
48)trivia - N.
unimportant or useless information
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