Es150 About Boys

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stare

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v:to look at s.o. or s.t. steadily with wide-opened eyes: I told my son to stop ~ing at the fat woman; it wasn't nice.

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scene

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n:a piece of a film or play, usu. showing one situation: There is a very exciting chase ~ in that movie.

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crime

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n:a serious, illegal act: the ~ of murder

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prefer

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v:to like one thing better than another: He ~s chocolate ice cream to vanilla.

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frightened

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adj;afraid: The child is ~ of dogs.

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relationship

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n:a connection between ideas, people, or things: Those two people like each other and have a close (personal, working, friendly) ~.

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resposibility

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n:s.t. that s.o. must do because of moral or legal necessity, or because of a job: He has the ~ of running the advertising department, and he also has ~ at home to his wife and two children.

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ever

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adv:at any time: Is he ~ on time?||Don't ~ do that again!||It was the best movie I've ~ seen

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such

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adv:to a large degree, very: I have ~ great news!||She was in ~ a terrible accident!

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through

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prep:in one side and out the other: The boy walked ~ the backyard.

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advertisement

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n:a notice of a product or service: We place ~s about our products in the newspapers every week.

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lifestyle

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n:the manner in which one lives: Her ~ changed greatly when she left New York to live in the country.

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royality

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n:an amount of money, usu. a percentage of some larger amount, paid to s.o.: Publishers pay a ~ to the authors who write their books.

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complicate

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v:to make more difficult, more complex: He ~d our agreement by asking for many more changes before he would sign it.

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fill

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v:to use all available space: Children ~ed the hole with sand.||The church was ~ed with people.

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programme

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n. any organized plan to accomplish a goal: Many government ~s, such as mortgage interest deduction, help the wealthy.

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wonder

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v. to express an interest in knowing: I ~ whether it will rain today.

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spread

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v. to cover a surface by pushing s.t. toward the edges of the surface: to ~ butter on bread

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own

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adj. (used with possessive adjectives) 1 belonging to oneself: This is my ~ recipe for apple pie.

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rather

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adv. preferably: I would ~ go shopping tomorrow than today.

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worse

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adj.comp. of bad 1 lower in quality: The weather was bad yesterday, but today it is even ~.

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uncomfortable

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adj. 1 feeling pain or discomfort: She feels ~ sitting on a hard chair in a hot room.

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nightclub

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n. a place of entertainment where people can eat, drink, and dance or watch a show: We go to a ~ on Saturday nights.

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reply

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v. to answer s.t: He ~ied to my letter that I sent last month.

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godfather

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n. 1 See: godparent.

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flat

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adj.level: The farmland near the river is very ~.

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boring

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adj. uninteresting: He is so ~; he never says anything interesting but talks a lot.

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separate

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adj. 1 apart: He and his wife sleep in ~ beds.

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confuse

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v. 1 to mix things up: He sent the wrong reports because he ~d them with other ones.

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party

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n. 1 a social event to which people come to talk, drink, eat, and have fun: We have a ~ at our house on New Year's Eve.

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trousers

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n.pl. men's pants: He had a pair of ~ cleaned and pressed.

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rubbish

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n. [U] 1 trash; unwanted, broken, or dirty things: I put the ~ in a plastic bag and threw it away.

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argue

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v. 1 [T] to fight with words: His mother and father ~ with each other all the time.

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better

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adv. 1 comparative of well: My mother was sick, but she's feeling ~ now.

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quiet

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adj. 1 without noise, silent: The house was ~ because everyone was asleep.

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offer

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v. 1 [I;T] to propose s.t., express willingness to do s.t.: I ~ed to take my friend to dinner.

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stupidv. 1 [I;T] to propose s.t., express willingness to do s.t.: I offered to take my friend to dinner.

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adj. 1 not smart: He makes the same mistakes over and over; he is so ~!

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probably

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adv. likely, believably: He was ~ drunk and that caused him to drive off the road.

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like

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1 similar to: The girl is ~ her mother.

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alone

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adv. 1 by oneself, without anyone else: He is not married and lives ~.

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inside

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n. 1 the part (of a building) within walls: The ~ of the house looks better than the outside.

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nowhere

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adv. 1 not anywhere, in no place: My wallet is ~ to be found.

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pretend

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v. [I;T] 1 to make believe: He ~ed that he did not hear the insult.

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invent

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v. [T] 1 to create s.t. new: Trains were ~ed long before cars.

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actually

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adv. 1 in truth or in fact, (syn.) really: ~, that student needs to study more to pass the exams.||The Liberal Party ~ has the power in that country.

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impatient

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adj. not wanting to wait: She was ~ to hear where her lost son was.

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group

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n. 1 a number of people or things placed together: A ~ of people protested against the new law.

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depress

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v. [T] 1 to sadden, dismay: The loss of his job ~ed him.

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worry

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n. [C;U] fear that s.t. bad or worse may happen, anxiety: He has ~ies about his health and his job.

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upset

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adj. 1 troubled, distressed: He was ~ by the bad news.

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normally

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adv. ordinarily, usually: ~, I would go fishing, but the weather is bad.

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sharp

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adj. 1 with a fine point or edge that is able to go through a surface or cut with ease: a ~ knife||a ~ arrow

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bright

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adj. 1 having a strong shine or glow: The sun is so ~ that it hurts my eyes.

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nobody

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n.pron. no one, no person: The house was empty; ~ was there.

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attractive

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adj. 1 appealing, interesting: I have an offer of a new job at an ~ salary.

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even

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adj. 1 the same in measurement (distance, height, etc.): The pieces of wood are ~ in length.

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everybody

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pron. everyone, all persons: ~ who wants to go fishing should let me know.

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continue

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v. [I;T] 1 to carry on for a period of time: The storm ~d for three days

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awful

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adj. 1 bad, dreadful: We've been having ~ weather lately.

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almost

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adv. 1 nearly, not quite: I have ~ finished my homework.

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rough

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adj. 1 not smooth, uneven: When wood is first cut, it feels ~.

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stomach

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n. 1 [C] the internal body part where food goes after being swallowed: My ~ feels full after eating the ice cream.

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rest

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n. 1 [C] a pause from work: The workers all get a ~ at lunchtime.

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upstairs

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adv. in the direction of the level above: He climbed the steps to go ~.

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downstairs

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adv. in the direction of or located on floors below: I walked ~ to answer the doorbell.

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supper

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n. [C;U] the evening meal: At our house, we have ~ at 7:00 P.M.

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crowd

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n. 1 a large group of people close together: the ~ at the football game

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garden

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n. an area of land used to grow flowers and vegetables: We have a small flower behind our house.

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mean

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v. 1 [T] to indicate, have significance: That flashing red light ~s to stop your car and wait for the train to go by.

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expect

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v. [T] 1 to think (s.t. will hap-pen or s.o. will come): I ~ him (to arrive) very soon

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let

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v. 1 [T] to allow, permit: I ~ my dog run free in the yard

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terrible

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adj. 1 horrible, dreadful: There was a ~ car accident.

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odd

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2 strange, unusual: He is never late and it's ~ that he's not here now.

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toy

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n. a plaything: Children like to play with ~s, such as little cars and dolls.

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lake

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n. a large body of fresh water: The ~s of Minnesota and Maine are famous vacation spots.

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silly

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adj. foolish, stupid: When he drinks wine, he starts acting ~.

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interest

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n. [C;U] s.t. one wants to know more about, curiosity: I have an ~ in learning about computers.

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modern

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adj. 1 related to today's life, current: Most ~ women work outside the home.

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ambulance

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n. a vehicle used to bring sick or injured people to a hospital: An ~ came to the car accident in two minutes.

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pour

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v. [T] to let flow, make s.t. stream out: She ~ed cream into her coffee

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blanket

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n. 1 a warm bed covering: To keep warm, she has two ~s on her bed.

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crime

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n. 1 [C] a serious, illegal act: the ~ of murder

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lift

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v. [T] to raise to a higher level: He ~ed his little girl up to his shoulders

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scream

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n. a loud, high cry of strong feeling (pain, fear, anger, etc.): She gave a ~ when the man pulled out a knife.

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selfish

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adj. concerned with oneself more than others, not sharing: Your ~ brother took all the ice cream and left us none.

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moment

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n. a brief period of time, such as a few seconds to several min-utes: I am on the telephone, but will be with you in a ~.

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perhaps

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adv. maybe, possibly: ~ I'll go to the movies tonight; I'm not sure yet.

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forward

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adv. ahead (in space or time): We are moving ~s with our plans to open a new store.

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detective

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n. a police officer whose work is getting information about crimes: a police ~

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joke

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n. a funny idea or story with a surprise ending: He has a great sense of humor and loves to tell ~s.

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politics

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n.pl. used with a sing. or pl.v. the art or science of conducting government: ~ requires compromise between opposing political parties.

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happen

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v. [I] to take place: The accident ~ed this morning.

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autumn

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n. [U;C] the season between summer and winter, (syn.) the fall: Maple trees turn bright red and yellow in ~

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situation

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n. 1 the way things are at a certain time, the state of what's happening: The child was in a bad ~, with no food or water

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bit

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n. a small amount of s.t.: She brushed a ~ of dirt off of her pants.

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annoy

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v. [T] to cause mild anger: The constant noise from the street traffic ~ed me.

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politely

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adv. having good manners

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midday

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adj. around noon, the middle of the day: The man eats a ~ meal.

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keen

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adj. intelligent, shrewd: She has a ~ mind (intellect, wit, etc.).

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suppose

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v. [T] to assume or imagine as if true; to consider possible: Do you ~ he left late and got caught in traffic?||