20 Picking a Fight GLOSSARYWhat are you looking at? a phrase used when one feels defensive and thinksanother person is looking at oneself strangely, being critical or judgmental * What are you looking at? Every time I look up, youre staring at me. Yo

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Adding Condiments to Food Orlando: Hand me that Worcestershire sauce. Janine: Here. Youre not putting that on your burger, are you? Orlando: No, Im using it for my hot dog. Janine: Wait. Youve put ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce on y

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16 Talking About Astronomy GLOSSARY honey sweetheart; a word used when talking to loved ones to show them thatone cares * Honey, could you please take out the garbage? project assignment; the study of a particular subject for a period of time,usually

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13 Staying Home from School GLOSSARY to play hooky to not go to school when one is supposed to; to skip classes * Did you ever play hooky when you were in high school? to put one over on (someone) to trick someone; to fool someone; to hidewhat one is

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08 Shopping for Produce GLOSSARY supermarket a large store that sells many types of food to be cooked orprepared at home * Please go by the supermarket on your way home from work to pick up bread,milk, and eggs. fresh recently picked; recently made o

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05 Reducing Household Expenses GLOSSARY finances how one manages ones money; the way that one saves and spendsmoney and/or the amount that one saves and spends * They review their finances together at the end of each month, balancing theircheckbook a

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06 Avoiding TV Show and Movie Spoilers GLOSSARY season the period of time when a series of programs are shown on television each year, usually in the fall and winter * When will the next season of Lostbegin? to premiere to be broadcast or shown on te

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05Describing Boring and Exciting Things GLOSSARY to split up to separate; to stop doing something together and instead dodifferent things; to go different ways* Whenever they go to the grocery store, they split up so that she gets the fruits and vege

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05Listening to the Radio GLOSSARY simulcast a live (not recorded) broadcast of an event or performance;something that is shown in two places or in two ways at the same time, such as on the television and the radio* I was watching the basketball game

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08Buying Stamps at the Post Office GLOSSARY stamp a small piece of paper that is put on an envelope so that it can be sentthrough the mail* When they sent the wedding invitations, they used stamps with pink hearts andwhite roses. denomination the amo

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05Describing Peoples Personalities GLOSSARY personality a persons characteristics that affect what one does and how oneacts or behaves* Would you prefer to marry someone who is beautiful or who has a goodpersonality? closest in age with the smallest

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02A Birthday Party GLOSSARY last minute the latest possible time before something happens; without very much notice before something happens* We wanted to go to the movies together, but at the last minute, Becca decidednot to go because she had a hea

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18Talking About Intelligence GLOSSARY to be stuck with to be forced to do or have something that one doesnt want or like * Last week I went to a restaurant with my cousin, but sheleft early and I got stuck with the bill! lab partner the person with w

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03Describing the Taste of Food GLOSSARY that is a phrase used to introduce new information, or to provide additionalinformation about something* Melissa always thought that it would be fun to live alone, that is, until she had tostart paying her own

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08Using the Telephone GLOSSARY power outage a failure in the electricity system, leaving users withoutelectricity for a period of time* The windstorm caused a power outage last night. phone number the series of seven or ten numbers that must be diale

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06Being Scared GLOSSARY haunted with ghosts and/or spirits in a location, such as inside a building* All the children on this street think that the old green house is haunted. coward someone who lacks courage and doesnt do something because he orshe

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04Being Alike and Different GLOSSARY adorable very cute, pretty, and attractive, especially when referring to young children or animals* The baby looked adorable in her pink dress. two peas in a pod almost identical; very similar; like twins* Her son

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01Refusing an Invitation GLOSSARY invitation a written or spoken request for one to attend an event or do something with another person* Holly and Daniel sent more than 750 wedding invitations to their family and friends! to send (ones)regrets to pol

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02A Movie Review GLOSSARY movie review an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website where the writergives his or her opinion about whether a movie was good or bad* According to the movie review, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was a badmovie, but

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26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

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