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to be born – to exist as a result of birth; to have come from a mother's or parent's body. Jeb and Chris are brothers and were born about two years apart. |
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to be raised – to be brought up as a child; to be cared for as a child until one is an adult. Omar was raised in the countryside and enjoys horseback riding and outdoor sports. |
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native – a person born in a specific place; a person from a particular place. Many people who live in Los Angeles are not natives to the city, having moved there from omewhere else. |
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baby of the family – the youngest sibling; the youngest child of a set of parents. Ricky is the baby of the family and complains about being told what to do by all of his sisters. |
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spoiled – a child who gets whatever he or she wants and doesn't follow rules, behaving badly as a result Jiyoung's granddaughter is really spoiled and doesn't listen when other people tell her no. |
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childhood – the years during which a person is a child; the state of being a child. What are your happiest childhood memories? |
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for the most part – mainly; in most cases. Beatrice arrives to work on time for the most part. The only time she is ever late is when her children are sick. |
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deprived – not having what one needs to be content; not being allowed to have or to use something If I don't follow my parents' rules, I'm deprived of my videogames for a few days as punishment. |
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grade school – elementary school; a school for the first five to seven years of a child's education. Did you learn to read well in grade school? |
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to go on to – to proceed to; to move forward to; to move to the next level. When you're finished with page one of the exam, turn the page and go on to page two. |
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bachelor's degree – an undergraduate degree, typically earned after four years of study at a college or university. Clara has a bachelor's degree in computer science, but she's working in finance. |
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to learn the ropes – to learn how things are done in a particular organization; to learn how to do a particular job or activity. It's expected that new employees will make a few mistakes until they learn the ropes. |
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to graduate – to complete a course of study or a course of training. Sophie plans to graduate from college this spring and hopes to find a job in her field. |
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better late than never – a saying meaning that it is better to do something late than to not complete it at all. A: Here are the chairs I promised to bring for the party. B: You're two hours late, but better late than never. |
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master's degree – a graduate degree that is given to a student by a college or university after completing one or two years of study after a bachelor's degree. If you want to be a pharmacist, you'll need a master's degree to work in most pharmacies. |
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Ph.D. – a graduate degree that is given to a student by a college or university after several years of additional study following a master's degree. Kwame hopes to become an English professor at the local college after he gets his Ph.D. |
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research – efforts to learn more about something, often in a systematic and scientific way. Will breast cancer research lead to a cure in the next 50 years? |
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happily married – feeling content and happy in one's marriage. Pat and Mary are still happily married after being together for over 50 years. |
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to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one's bed. This morning I got up very quickly because the baby was crying. |
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to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping. She always leaves her curtains open so that she can wake up with the sunlight. |
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to handle – to manage; to deal with; to control. Are you sure that you can handle taking six classes this semester? |
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covers – the layers of fabric that cover a bed; the cloth material that covers a bed and that keep one warm. When my husband sleeps, he always steals the covers and then I get so cold at night! |
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comforter – the top-most, thickest cover for a bed, usually made of feathers or other warm material. In the winter, they sleep under a very thick comforter, but in the summer they don't use it. |
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light blanket – a thin cover for a bed, made of wool, cotton, or other material. When Marcos saw Maria sleeping on the sofa, he covered her with a light blanket so she wouldn't be too cold. |
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pillow – a soft cushion for one's head in bed, usually filled with feathers, cotton, or other material. Why do people decorate their beds with so many pillows? I only need one to sleep on. |
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pillowcase – the fabric covering a pillow; the material that covers a pillow to keep it clean. They bought new pillowcases to match the color of their bedroom walls. |
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sheets – two pieces of large, thin fabric placed on a bed – one to lie on and one to lie under. How often do you change the sheets on your bed? |
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to match – to have the same color or colors that look good together; to make a good combination; to look good together. Do you think that this sweater matches these pants? |
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to go off – to make a loud noise very suddenly. When my alarm went off at 6:00 a.m., I was in the middle of a very good dream. |
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jarring – irritating, unpleasant, or annoying to one's ears. The children were fighting during the car trip and their arguments became very jarring to their parents. |
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buzzer – an electronic device that makes a long, continuous buzzing sound, similar to that of a flying insect like a fly. Many TV game shows use a buzzer when participants answer a question incorrectly. |
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to drive (someone) nuts – to make someone angry, irritated, or crazy. Please stop singing that song over and over again. You're driving me nuts! |
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wake-up call – a hotel service that calls guests at a time the guest wants to wake them up in the morning. He missed his flight because the hotel forgot to give him a wake-up call. |
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early riser – a person who enjoys waking up early in the morning. Because Samuel is an early riser, he usually makes breakfast for his wife so that she can sleep a little later. |
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to oversleep – to sleep too late; to sleep past the time that one is supposed to. Sasha overslept and missed her biology exam. Do you think her professor will let her take it another day? |
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to sleep in – to sleep later than usual. Teenagers love to sleep in on weekends. Sometimes they don't wake up until noon! |
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sink – a kitchen or bathroom container that is attached to the floor and wall, holds water, and is used for washing dishes or brushing teeth. When Lily came home, she was disappointed to see that the sink was full of dirty dishes. |
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medicine cabinet – a small, flat cabinet on a bathroom wall that is used to store medicines, toothbrushes, lotions, and other things, and has a mirror on front. If you have a headache, take an aspirin. There're in the medicine cabinet. |
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toilet – a large bowl and pipe attached to the floor and wall in a bathroom, used to collect body waste. Cleaning the toilet is my least favorite household chore. |
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tub (also bathtub) – a large, long container that you fill with water and then sit in to take a bath. Marsha relaxes by filling her tub with hot water and taking a bath while listening to classical music. |
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mouthwash – a liquid that cleans one's mouth and makes breath smell better. After eating foods with strong flavors like garlic and onion, you should use mouthwash because it covers the smell. |
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to swish (something) around – to quickly move a liquid around the inside of one's mouth without drinking it. The dentist said that I should swish mouthwash around for at least 30 seconds every morning. |
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to gargle – to move a liquid into the back of one's throat without drinking it. Harry believes that the best cure for a sore throat is to gargle warm water with lemon juice and salt. |
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to spit – to push food or liquid out of one's mouth. When Jack was six years old, he had trouble taking medicine. He didn't like the taste and would spit it out. |
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floss – a thread that is moved between teeth to clean them. A toothbrush cleans the front and back of your teeth, but only dental floss can clean between teeth. |
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shower curtain – a large piece of plastic or cloth that hangs from the ceiling to the floor in front of a bathtub or shower to keep water from entering the rest of the room. This morning Uncle Kenny forgot to close the shower curtain, so there was water all over the floor. |
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to lather up – to cover oneself with soap or one's hair with shampoo. We ran out of hot water immediately after I lathered up, so I had to wash off the soap in cold water! |
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shampoo – liquid soap made for cleaning hair. People with long hair use more shampoo than people with short hair do. |
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to rinse off – to use water to remove soap from something. Kelly's son cried when she rinsed him off because she accidentally got soap in his eyes. |
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to shave – to remove hair from the body by using a razor that cuts the hair near the skin. In the United States, many women shave their legs to make them look smoother. |
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electric razor – an electronic device for shaving. When I was a child, I always woke up to the sound of my father using an electric razor to shave his face. |
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hand razor – a plastic or metal tool for shaving, held in one's hand. When he started shaving, he often has cuts on his chin because he didn't know how to use a hand razor. |
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shaving cream – a cream, foam, or lotion that is put on the skin before shaving. If I shave without shaving cream, my skin becomes red and itchy. |
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disposable blades – the flat, sharp piece of metal in a hand razor that cuts the hair and can be thrown out and replaced. Disposable blades are more expensive than traditional blades but they never need to be re-sharpened. |
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coffeemaker – a machine that makes coffee by passing hot water through ground coffee beans. Scott has a very small coffeemaker that makes only two cups of coffee each time. |
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filter – a thin piece of paper that allows liquid to pass though, but prevents the ground coffee beans from getting through. This morning, his cup of coffee had a lot of small pieces of coffee beans in it because he forgot to put the filter in his coffeemaker. |
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the night before – the previous night; yesterday night * I always choose my clothes the night before, so that I can get dressed more quickly the next morning. |
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cupboard – a wooden box with shelves and a door that hangs on a kitchen wall and is used to store plates, glasses, and other things. Please dry the plates and put them back in the kitchen cupboard above the stove. |
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cereal – a food made from grains (wheat, oats, barley) that is eaten with cold milk for breakfast. I've never known anyone who liked to eat cereal as much as he does. He eats it for breakfast and dinner! |
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to store – to keep; to put something in a place to use later. Where should we store these bicycles? Do you have room in the garage? |
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ham and eggs – a traditional American breakfast of fried, salted pork and eggs. I'm like to order some toast to go with my ham and eggs. |
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stack – a pile of objects resting on each other that goes up. When her boyfriend saw that she was carrying a huge stack of books to her class, he offered to help her. |
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waffle – a square piece of thick, sweet bread with small square shapes on each side, usually eaten for breakfast with syrup, honey, or jam. To make waffles, you will need flour, sugar, salt, eggs, and milk. |
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skim milk – milk that has no fat. She asked her assistant to get her a cup of coffee with a little skim milk and no sugar. |
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silverware tray – a container that holds forks, knives, and spoons * Once the forks are dry, please put them in the silverware tray. |
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newspaper – large pieces of paper printed with news and advertisements, usually produced daily or weekly We get the Sunday newspaper delivered to our house so we don't need to go to the store to buy it. |
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to grab – to quickly take something with one's hand He grabbed the child's hand and pulled her away from the busy street. |
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slice of toast with jam – a crispy, heated piece of bread covered with sweet, mashed fruit I usually have a slice of toast with jam for breakfast, but today I didn't have time. |
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to rinse off – to use water to remove dirt or small pieces of food from an object She didn't have time to wash the dishes this morning, but she rinsed them off so that it wouldn't be too difficult to wash later. |
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dishwasher – a machine that washes dishes The dishwasher broke right before the party and we had to wash all of the dishes by hand. |
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thermos – a container that has a tight lid that keeps liquids warm or cold He always carries two thermoses to work, one for his coffee and the other one for his soup. |
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closet – a very small room or a piece of furniture for storing clothes and shoes * Kevin needs to stop buying so many clothes. He can't even close his closet doors! |
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dress shirt – a man's shirt worn for office work, with a collar, buttons, and long sleeves * Do you think it's okay for a man to wear a pink dress shirt to work? |
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pants – clothing worn over the legs * Jennifer couldn't decide whether she wanted to wear pants or a skirt, so she chose a dress instead. |
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tie – a long, narrow piece of fabric worn around a man's neck * He doesn't like wearing ties because he says they make it hard for him to breathe. |
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sweater – a heavy, knitted shirt made of cotton or wool yarn (material that looks like a thick string) * It's very cold outside, so you and your sister should put on your sweaters if you want to play at the park. |
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suit jacket – a piece of formal clothing worn over a shirt, with long sleeves and buttons on the front, usually worn in formal business settings * The sleeves of his suit jacket are too short. He needs to buy a new one for his interview. |
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t-shirt – a comfortable, casual, short-sleeved cotton shirt with no collar, often with a design or picture on the front * You don't have to dress up to come to my party. I plan to just wear a t-shirt and jeans. |
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socks – clothing worn on one's feet * In the winter, I wear socks and shoes, but in the summer, I prefer to wear sandals without socks. |
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underwear – clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing * We have to do laundry today because I don't have any clean underwear! |
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to color coordinate – to identify things that look good together because they have the same or colors that look good together * Her bedroom walls, floors, pictures, and toys are all color coordinated. I have never seen so much green in one room! |
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buckle – a piece of metal used to connect two ends of a belt, shoe, or bag * American cowboys often wore large belt buckles with images of their daily life. |
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to polish – to rub something to make it shine * Before going to the wedding, I need to polish my black shoes so they'll look nice with my suit. |
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wallet – a piece of leather or heavy fabric with many pockets that is used to store money and credit cards * He needed to clean out his wallet because it was too full of business cards and receipts to fit in his pocket. |
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to check (oneself) – to look at oneself, searching for something that looks wrong or is out of place * I wish I had checked myself in the mirror before the big meeting because I had food between my teeth. |
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briefcase – a flat bag with a handle to carry documents, usually used by office workers to carry papers between their home and the office * She forgot her briefcase at home and had to ask her husband to bring it to her at the office so she'd have her notes for the presentation. |
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garage – a room in a house for parking cars * They have so many things in their garage that they almost don't have room to park their car! |
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to run late – to be delayed; to be behind schedule; to be in a hurry because one needs to be somewhere very soon * I didn't have time to say goodbye to everyone at the lunch meeting because I was running late for my flight back to New York. |
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today is no exception – today is the same; today is not different * I usually receive a lot of emails and today is no exception. This morning I had 238 messages in my inbox! |
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back seat – the rear (second row) seats in a car, where passengers (not the driver) sit * On the long drive across the country, they took turns driving. While one person drove, the other slept in the back seat. |
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cup holder – a round hole on the inside of a car for holding cups or cans of soda * He tried to put his can of soda in the cup holder while he was driving and ended up spilling it all over the floor. |
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ignition – a small opening near a steering wheel into which one puts a key to start the car * They accidentally locked their car while the keys were still in the ignition! |
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gas pedal – a piece of metal that a driver pushes with his or her foot to give the car more gas and to make it go faster * She pushed the gas pedal to the floor because she was in a big hurry. |
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rearview mirror – a rectangular mirror near the driver's head that allows the driver to see behind the car * I stopped my car when I saw the police car in my rearview mirror. |
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side mirror – a small mirror outside the car near the front windows that allows the driver to see the side of the car and behind the car * Grandma drove too close to the building and hit her side mirror against the wall. |
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drive-time traffic report – a radio announcement during rush hour (times of heavy traffic) that tells drivers where there are accidents and slow traffic * According to the drive-time traffic report, there were three accidents on the freeway, so we drove home using Main Street instead. |
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transmission – the system that passes energy from the car's engine to its wheels * I couldn't believe it when the mechanic said that I needed to replace my car's transmission and that it would cost more than $2,000! |
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out of park – to take the car out of an unmoving position into a moving position * I took the transmission out of park, but nothing happened because there wasn't any gas in the car. |
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reverse – backward motion; going back * Driving in reverse is always more difficult than driving forward. |
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driveway – a short length of road leading from the main road to the entrance or garage of a house or office building * When she gets home from work everyday, she walks down the driveway to pick up the mail from her mailbox. |
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drive – forward motion; going forward * He put the car into drive and started to leave, but then he stopped because he remembered that he had left some important papers at home. |
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stick shift – manual transmission; a car in which the driver uses a lever to put the car in gears 1 through 5 or in reverse * Driving a stick shift requires a lot of concentration for me because I'm always worried that I'll shift into reverse by accident. |
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automatic transmission – a car in which gears 1 through 5 change automatically without the driver needing to do anything * Many people prefer driving automatic transmissions because it leaves them with one hand available to change radio stations or to hold a cell phone. |
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onramp – a short road for cars to speed up and enter a highway or freeway * The first onramp was closed due to an accident so we had to drive to the next onramp to get on the freeway. |
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exit – a short road for cars to leave a highway or freeway and connect to other roads * Do you know which exit we need to take to get to the beach? |
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parking garage – a large building with many floors for cars to park * This parking garage only charges $5 for three hours, so let's park here. |
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to swipe – to quickly pass a card through a machine that reads it * I tried to swipe my credit card several times before realizing that it was broken. |
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key card – a plastic card that tells a machine whether a person has permission to enter a building * When he lost his key card, he had to talk to security for two hours before they would let him into the building. |
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agenda – schedule; calendar used to write down important dates or events * Let me check my agenda to see if I have an afternoon free next week. |
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memo – a short document used in business to give information, usually within a company or organization * She needs to write a memo to all the employees about the new vacation policy. |
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inbox – a container on one's desk or a place in an email program filled with messages or documents that needs to be read and responded to * Don't you ever read the papers in your inbox? I put all the information you requested there last week. |
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to start in – to begin work on something; to begin to sort through something * If you'll start in on making the salad, I'll get the chicken ready for baking. |
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project manager – a person responsible for a project * Daniel isn't a good project manager because he doesn't understand how to follow a budget. |
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conference call – a phone call with more than two people * In a conference call, it is sometimes difficult to know who is speaking. That's why people should always say there names before making comments. |
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head office – the main office building in a company that has offices in more than one location * Jacob is happy about his promotion to the head office but his family doesn't want to move to Los Angeles. |
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to head down – to walk downstairs; to walk along a hallway * Let's head down to the basement and find out why the water heater isn't working. |
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break room – a room where workers can relax, eat, and talk during their breaks from work * In her company, the break room has free coffee and cookies all day. |
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water cooler – a machine that stores drinking water and has two openings: one for cold water and one for hot water * The water cooler is empty but the water containers are too heavy for me to lift. Can anyone help me? |
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on break – taking a short, relaxing pause (usually 5-15 minutes) during the workday * I often take a short walk when I'm on break. The fresh air helps me think more clearly once I'm back in the office. |
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vending machine – a machine that accepts coins and dollar bills and gives out food, such as candy, cookies, chips, sandwiches, sodas, juices, and coffee * This vending machine is full of cookies and chips. I wish there were some healthier foods in it. |
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bulletin board – a place on a wall where people can hang notices and announcements * When she lost her dog, she put announcements on all the local bulletin boards asking people to call her if they found her dog. |
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to pack a lunch – to bring food from home to eat at the office or at school during the lunch break * Ruth always packs the same lunch for herself: a turkey sandwich, an apple, and orange juice. |
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take-out – food that is bought at a restaurant but eaten at another place * This restaurant has the best food in town, but it's too noisy to eat here. Let's order take-out. |
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lunch hour – an hour during the day when an employee eats lunch, often 12:00-1:00 p.m. * I would like to eat during my lunch hour, but I often use the time to run errands like going to the bank and getting my hair cut. |
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casual Fridays – days when office workers are allowed to wear less formal clothing * On casual Fridays, the bank lets its employees wear jeans and t-shirts, but shorts are never allowed. |
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to kick back – to relax * After a busy week, all I feel like this doing is kicking back with a good movie. |
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quitting time – the end of the business day; time to leave work and go home * At quitting time, they all turn off their computers, put on their jackets, and walk to the metro station. |
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to signal – to do something (make a movement or turn on a light) to let other drivers know what you plan to do * The car's lights were broken so the driver had to signal where he was going by holding his arm out of the window. |
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to turn – to move right or left from one street onto another street * Right-hand turns are not allowed here because the street is closed today. |
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to merge – to move your car into the flow of other, faster-moving cars * Merging onto the freeway was one of the scariest parts of learning how to drive. |
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traffic – the flow of cars; the number and speed of cars * Today there was so much traffic that driving home took almost two hours. Normally it's a 40-minute drive. |
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stop-and-go – traffic that moves very slowly, with lots of stopping * Southern California is well known for its stop-and-go traffic in the morning hours. |
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to stall – a car that is not working and has stopped in the road * Her car stalled in the middle of the street so she had to ask other people to help her push it to the side of the road. |
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fast lane – the far left lane of a highway or freeway, where cars drive the fastest * Grandpa always gets frustrated when he sees a slow-moving car in the fast lane. |
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to back up – to block traffic so that cars are stopped or moving very slowly for a certain distance behind the problem * The accident has backed up traffic for four miles. Hopefully the police will clear the accident soon so that cars can begin moving again. |
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surface streets – roads within a city, not highways or freeways * Driving on surface streets is slower than driving on a freeway, but it lets you see more interesting things. |
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fridge – short for refrigerator; a kitchen machine that keeps food cold * Do we have any eggs in the refrigerator or do I need to buy more? |
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market – grocery store; a store that sells food and other household things * Could you please buy some bread and milk at the market after work today? |
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cooked – food that has already been prepared; food that can be eaten right away or only needs to be heated to eat * This meat is already cooked so it won't take long to make the sandwiches. |
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checkout stand – the place where one pays for food bought at a market * Sir, this checkout stand is only for customers who have 10 or fewer items. |
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cashier – the person who takes customers' money and gives them receipts * That store is hiring cashiers who are friendly and are good at math. |
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bagger – the person who puts a customer's purchases into a plastic or paper bag * That bagger must be new because he's putting the milk on top of the eggs. They're going to break! |
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cart – a large container with wheels that is used to carry food purchases in a market and to one's car * How did this bag of candy get into my shopping cart? My children must have put it there when I wasn't looking. |
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to load up – to put purchases or other items into a car; to put a lot of things into a space * As soon as we load up the car with these suitcases, we'll be ready to drive to the airport. |
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counter – a long, flat surface in a kitchen or bathroom for putting things on * Please don't forget to clean the counters after you wash the dishes. |
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groceries – food and drinks that are bought in a store * I accidentally left some of the groceries in the car overnight and had to throw away the spoiled milk in the morning |
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to preheat – to heat an oven to the correct cooking temperature before placing any food inside the oven to cook * This cake recipe says that we should preheat the oven to 425 degrees. |
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to bake – to cook in an oven * Doug likes to bake cookies with his children on the weekends. |
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burner – the round part of a stove that produces heat under a pot or pan * Does your stove have gas burners or electric burners? |
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to boil – to be at the point where a liquid that is being heated is very hot and there are bubbles in the liquid * Don't put the eggs in the water until the water boils. |
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to chop – to cut a food into pieces with a knife * Please chop the carrots so that I can add them to this soup. |
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to stir – to use a spoon to move a liquid around in a bowl or pot * I'm supposed to stir this soup for 20 minutes without stopping, but my arm is getting tired. |
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to toss – to lightly mix vegetable or fruits in a salad * If you don't toss the salad gently, you will damage the fruits. |
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place mat – a rectangular piece of fabric or plastic placed on the table in front of each person, to protect the table from hot items and falling pieces of food * Look how much food is on these place mats! It's a good thing we used them for the kids. |
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napkin – a small piece of fabric or soft paper used to clean one's mouth during or after eating * Cloth napkins look nicer than paper napkins, but you have to wash them after a meal. |
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to set the table – to put placemats, napkins, plates, cups, forks, knives, and spoons on the table before a meal * When you set a table, the fork and napkin should be on the left side of the plate and the knife and spoon should be on the right side of the plate. |
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dining room – a room with a table and chairs where people eat meals * We can invite only two guests for dinner because our dining room is so small. |
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to do the dishes – to wash dirty plates, cups, forks, knives, spoons, pots, pans, and other things used for food * They always do the dishes together: he washes them and she rinses them off. |
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leftovers – uneaten food that is saved for another day * Last night we couldn't eat all of the chicken, so today my roommate took the leftovers to work for lunch. |
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Tupperware container – a plastic container with a lid that is used for storing uneaten food * Which Tupperware container are the cooked vegetables in? The blue one or the green one? |
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plastic wrap – clear thin plastic that sticks to itself and is used to cover uneaten food * At the picnic, he wrapped the potato salad in plastic wrap so that the flies wouldn't land in it. |
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aluminum foil – a shiny, flat piece of aluminum that tears easily and is used to cover uneaten food * I often wrap food with aluminum foil before cooking it in the oven so that it doesn't become too dry. |
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to chill out – to relax * He chills out by listening to his favorite jazz CD and drinking a glass of wine. |
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national news – information about what happened in the country that day, usually found in a newspaper or on a TV news broadcast * Did you know that the flooding in this area was on the national news last night? It must be more serious than I thought. |
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newscast – a news program on television or radio * I heard in yesterday's newscast that price of beef will probably go up in the next few months. |
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to sort through – to put objects in order; to look for one object in a group of objects * The team thought of many great ideas during the meeting. Now they need to sort though them and select the best ones. |
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junk mail – unwanted mail that will be thrown away usually without being read * I never give my address to companies but I still get a lot of junk mail. |
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bill – an invoice; a piece of paper that states how much money one needs to pay for something (such as a credit card, electricity, gas, or phone) * When I saw the phone bill for this month, I knew that there was a mistake. I never called Peru! |
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flyer – a piece of paper that advertises an event or product * The soccer club put fliers all over the school to let people know when its next meeting would be. |
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stoop – porch and stairs; the area in front of a home's front door, with steps down to the sidewalk * During the summer, their house gets really hot so they usually sit on the front stoop and drink lemonade in the evenings. |
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package – a box that contains a gift or something that one purchased * His grandparents always send him Christmas packages that are full of cookies and gifts. |
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reality show – a television show with real people (not actors) in their daily life or in a special situation that is part of the show * MTV's “Real World” put strangers in a house to live together for several months and was one of the most popular early reality shows in the United States. |
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commercial – an advertisement on television or radio * Although it was only a two-hour movie, it was on TV for three hours because there were so many commercials. |
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to thumb through – to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper * As I was thumbing through the magazine, I was surprised to see an article written by my cousin. |
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novel – a book with an imaginary story, such as a romance or a mystery * He loves reading novels, but his wife only reads biographies. |
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trash day – a regular day of the week when trucks come to collect garbage from houses on a street * I'm glad tomorrow is trash day since we have so much trash from moving over the weekend. |
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garbage – trash; waste; items that one doesn't want and should be taken away * After the party, her parents were shocked to see how much garbage people had left on the floor. |
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recycling – treating used items so that they can be used again * Does this city have good plastic and glass recycling programs? |
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trash container – a tall, plastic container for storing garbage, often on wheels * Last night some dogs opened the trash containers and now there is garbage all over the street. |
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garbage trucks – trucks that come to collect garbage from houses * I don't like driving behind garbage trucks because they are very slow and they smell bad. |
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