پیشنهاد‌های مهرداد (٨٢)

laughable – something that is so bad that it is funny, because one cannot do anything other than laugh about it, not believing that it can be as bad ...

sequel – the second part of something; the continuation of a book or movie in a second book or movie * Have you seen the sequel to this movie?

falling out – a fight or a difference in opinion that causes two people who were friendly in the past to stop being friendly with each other * Mason ...

inspired – having very good qualities; being exciting and interesting * The professor gave an inspired lecture on Greek philosophy and the students w ...

“bandied about” ( used casually )

dump – an old, ugly, dirty, broken, and poorly maintained building that is almost falling apart * As an intern, Harrison didn’t have much money, so h ...

perk – benefit; something one gets that is not part of the money one earns working in a job * Permission to use the exercise room and swimming pool w ...

thrilled – excited; very happy * The students were thrilled when Mr. Cassano canceled their test.

strapless – a piece of clothing that does not have any fabric going over a woman’s shoulder, usually a dress or bra * Beth plans to wear a strapless ...

underwire – a curved piece of metal that is sewn into some bras to provide extra support for large breasts * Some women think that wearing a bra with ...

“to lure someone” ( to get someone to go somewhere where something else will happen to them )

to narrow down – to become more specific in what one is looking for * There are more than 400 restaurants in the city, so we’ll need to narrow down w ...

extension – numbers dialed after a standard phone number that one uses to reach a specific phone or person * The phone number to the office is 1 - 55 ...

corkage fee – money one must pay to bring alcohol into a restaurant instead of ordering alcohol from the restaurant * The restaurant did not serve hi ...

hopping – busy; exciting, usually because of a large crowd of people * The music at the club was really good, so the club was almost always hopping a ...

venue – the place where a special event happens; the location of an event * The venue for the play was damaged during a storm, and the actors needed ...

It is a combination of the words “stay” and “vacation. ”

to be stowed – to be put away; to be hidden away instead of kept out * The extra pencils and pens are stowed away in the top desk drawer.

to be waited on – to be served by an employee; to have an employee ask what one wants to buy and bring that thing to oneself * At the restaurant last ...

chutzpah – nerve; the courage or confidence to do something that other people probably wouldn’t do, usually because they would be scared to do it * Y ...

infuriating – something that makes one very angry and upset; very annoying * That woman is so infuriating! I hate listening to her give her opinions.

turned around – disoriented; not knowing where one is or which direction one should go; not knowing which way is north, south, east, or west * If you ...

extras – anything that is part of a project or plan, but not the main part; something that is added to the main part * The cost of the main project ...

detour – an alternate route; a way to go from one place to another place when the normal way is closed, usually because of construction or a special ...

posted – put where many people can see something; hung or held up in a public place * The little girl posted her telephone number and a picture of he ...

hairy – complicated; difficult to do or to understand * The politician had a hairy schedule, visiting five states in three days.

to settle in – to become comfortable with something new * It took a few weeks for Broderick to settle in to his new school, but he eventually liked b ...

to give some assistance to complete something

burned completely

to come at ( one ) – to attack one with force; to move quickly and forcefully toward one, usually to fight * Two big guys came at me outside of the b ...

to linger – to stay in a place longer than one has to, usually because one does not want to leave. * Don’t linger in the videogame store too long. W ...

balding – beginning to lose the hair on one’s head; with some of one’s hair lost from one’s head * Jake is balding, while his twin brother has a full ...

militant” ( aggressive; wanting to fight )

to feel free – to feel as though one can do something without special permission * Benjamin was very close to his best friend’s family, so he felt fr ...

at ( one's ) wits' end – unable to think of any solutions to a problem; unable to remain patient or willing to accept a bad situation * After Mrs. De ...

pearl – a small round bead, usually white in color, that is often used for jewelry * A small white pearl hung on the delicate chain necklace.

how much you like to talk to other people

to come out of – to come from; to be created in a certain location * The new band came out of England, but they were popular in other countries, too.

( long piece of material that connects a machine to a power source )

frantic – panicked; very worried * When she heard that her uncle had gotten into a car accident, Takako became frantic until she learned that he was ...

handout – a piece of paper given to students that explains information students need to know about a task * Each student received a handout with spec ...

to feel cooped up – to feel trapped; to feel confined inside of a space * After staying inside the house for four full days, Herminia began to feel c ...

administrative assistant – someone who helps a manager or boss with basic paperwork and important tasks * Mr. Peplinski had so much work to do that h ...

to flame – to send a message that is rude ( impolite ) or angry to other people on a website * Many people started flaming Jonathan after he wrote a ...

screen name – the short combination of letters and numbers that a person uses as his or her name or identification when writing online * Her real nam ...

to mop – to clean floors by dipping a stick with a long handle and soft material at one end into water and then moving it over the floors When the ...

filthy – very dirty; extremely unclean * Your shoes are filthy! Please take them off before going inside.

on the right track – doing something the right way; making progress on something and doing it right, even though one is not finished with it yet * Ph ...

to report back to ( someone ) – to give someone an update on what one has done; to tell someone how well or poorly one is doing on a project * They’r ...

“hit up” ( borrow money from )