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II. Explain in English the meaning of the words and phrases given below and use them in the sentences of your own.
to buff one's skin – 108 to champ at the bit – 109 credit health insurance – 110 kelly green – 110 NYU – 112 a midget – 113 a flapper outfit – 114 to be in a snit – 114 to go awry – 115 to sport a mullet – 117 to be downright verbose – 117 to drown out a 747 – 119 to be blotto – 120 randy – 122 jittery / atwitter – 122 standing plans – 127 to ring off the hook (about the phone) – 131 to plug sth – 132 a roving clown – 135 to gallivant about with sb – 136 to bandy about – 136 to knock sth off – 137 du jour – 140 PR maven-in-training – 142 BumbleBee – 143 Filofax – 148 to piece together a few security and bartending gigs – 151 III. Answer the following questions according to the text. 1. Who did Penelope meet at Sanctuary? 2. Describe Bette's second meeting with Phillip. 3. What kind of conversation did Bette and Penelope have the following day? 4. Under what project were Kelly & Company working? 5. Under what circumstances did Bette meet Sammy again? Task 5 (Chapter 13 – 14) I. Translate the following words and expressions and recall the situations from the text in which they are used.
to accost sb – 157 to stake out sb's flat (apartment) – 158 a heavy cream vellum – 159 to flake – 160 to write a pandering line – 162 to pad sb's coffers – 164 a wedding band (ring) – 165 unrequited crush – 166 to soothe one's jangled nerves – 166 to bang on – 167 I don't know what got into me – 169 to maintain some semblance of cool – 169 a primary liaison – 169 Duty calls – 170 to become a bit passé – 170 a frat boy-style black leather couch – 172 to say sth asinine – 173 to cab sb home – 174 to lack dewy-faced contentment – 175 to look haggard – 177 to take a full-stalk approach – 177 to have a field day – 179 to compromise on a high-end chain – 179 to snicker – 181 II. Explain in English the meaning of the words and phrases given below and use them in the sentences of your own.
an interim conversation – 157 a delivery glitch – 158 to get sloshed – 159 a backhanded compliment – 161 a tiff – 162 to swat sb on the shoulder – 164 a fair game – 165 up to par – 166 to call at the most inopportune times – 166 a walking basket case – 166 to be out of line – 169 a ditty – 170 public antics – 170 piè ce de ré sistance – 172 a penchant for sth – 174 a very ADHD person – 174 palazzo pants / bell-bottoms – 174 / 182 to be incapacitated – 174 a pantsuit (trouser suit) – 176 a maî tre d' – 176 to pull rank – 178 to rally to do sth – 179 to be adamant – 180 to flip up the screen on one's helmet – 181 III. Answer the following questions according to the text.
1. What surprise waited for Bette at home after Starbucks? 2. Who phoned Bette when she was at her uncle's? Describe the conversation. 3. Who did Bette meet while walking with Millington? 4. What happened at Penelope's going-away dinner? Task 6 (Chapter 15 – 18)
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