frighten

to make someone feel frightened 

frighten   

• scare  

• terrify  

• give somebody a fright  

• alarm  

• startle  

• make somebody jump  

• give somebody the creeps  

• make your hair stand on end  

•  send shivers down your spine  

• make your blood run cold

razor

be on a razor/razor's edge 

be on a razor/razor's edge  British English to be in a 

 difficult position where a mistake could be dangerous  

Politically we are on a razor edge

squabble

squabble= to argue about something unimportant  

synonyms: fight, quarrel, have a row British English
 

to argue about unimportant things: squabble, bicker, quibble
 

to stop arguing: bury the hatchet, settle your differences, make your peace with somebody, make it up (used about friends or lovers)

scandal

scandal = an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people

 cause a scandal 

 be involved in a scandal 

 be (at) the centre of a scandal  

big/major scandal  

financial/political scandal  

corruption/sex/drugs etc scandal  

a scandal breaks =a scandal becomes known

good-for-nothing

good-for-nothing   

a good-for-nothing person is lazy and useless  

:Example

an idle good-for-nothing drunk

rumour

things that people say, which may or may not be true

rumour   

• speculation  

• gossip  

• scandal  

• reports 

 • talk  

• hearsay  

• hear something on/through the grapevine 

 • be rumoured/rumored to be

what people say about something

according to  

 • rumour has it  

• they say/people say  

• apparently

there is talk of 

 • supposedly

love ، kindness

Spread love everywhere you go 

First of all in your own house 

Give love toyour children 

to your wife or husband 

to a next door neighbor 

Let no one ever come to you 

without leaving better and happier 

Be the living expression of God's kindness 

Kindness in your face 

kindness in your eyes  

kindness in your smile 

kindness in your warm greeting  

Mother Teresa

bone-dry

		bone-dry  Having no trace of moisture
		Believe it or not, I hung out the washing only an hour ago and it is already bone-dry

Silent letters

Silent letters  

Silent letters are letters that you can't hear when you say the wordbut that are there when you write the wordThere are no rules, you just have to learn them 

Silent N	Silent D	Silent G	Silent U
Autumn	edge	gnome	guest
damn	hedge	gnarl	guess
hymn	Wednesday	sign	guitar
column	handsome	resign	guard
	handkerchief	design	building
	badge	foreigner	guilty
	wedge		rogue
			vogue
			biscuit
			tongue

meal ticket

meal ticket==luncheon,voucher 

A type of ticket which people are given by their employer and which they can use instead of money for buying meals in some restaurants

misty- eyed

misty- eyed 

if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past

head

go over someone's head 

:means  

کله کسی را خوردن

I hope my lecture didn't go over the students' heads

someone who works hard

someone who works hard

hardworking  

• workaholic  

• industrious  

• dedicated  

• committed  

• studious  

• swot

Useful Shopping Phrases

Useful Shopping Phrases

Finding a Shop	Opening Hours
Questions Can you recommend a good toy/clothes shop? Is there a chemists/supermarket in the area? Where can I get toothpaste/pet food? Where's the nearest shopping centre? Answers/Comments There's a really good bookshop just around the corner. You can buy that here in the hotel. The best toy shop is in the shopping centre. The nearest one is a few miles away.	Questions What time do you open, please? What time do you close, please? What are your opening hours? Are you open all day? Are you open on Sundays? Answers/Comments We're open 24/7. (24 hours a day / 7 days a week) We're closed at lunchtime, between 12 and 2pm. We're open from 9am till 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Shopping for Clothes	Paying
Questions Could you help me, please? Could you tell me where the ................ department is? Excuse me, I'm looking for a .......... . Is there somewhere I can try this on, please? Does it suit me? Do you have this in a (larger/smaller size) (different colour), please? Do you do alterations? Do you have a refund policy? Is this in the sale? Answers/Comments It's too long / short. It's too tight / loose. The ladies / gents changing rooms are over there. You can bring it back and exchange it or get a refund within 2 weeks if you keep the receipt.	Questions Do you take credit cards? Do you give credit? Do you have a loyalty card? Does it have a warranty? Can I pay by cheque? Do you offer a cash discount? Could I have a VAT receipt, please? Could I leave my bags here and pick them up later? Answers/Comments We take all the major credit cards. We only accept cheques with a cheque card. We are offering 6 months free credit with no deposit. Sorry, no. Yes, certainly.

 Useful Vocabulary

Shop	Customer	Cashier	Wallet (m) / Purse (f)	Scales
Till	Shelves	Shelf	Barcode	Trolley
Lift	Bag	Basket	Changing Room	Escalator
		Ways to pay
Cheque	Cash	Note	Coin

Up One's Sleeve

Up One's Sleeve 

All right, Sara. We know that you're planning something big for Jean's birthday. Mind telling us just what you have up your sleeve

I wanted to make his birthday a very special event 

Jean has a sister living in France, and I sent her an airplane ticket so that she could be here for his birthday

Boy! That is something special. We kind of guessed that you had some concealed plan and were waiting for the right time to reveal it 

Well, I didn't want to say anything until I was sure she could come

someone who likes something very much

someone who likes something very much

fan   

• lover  

• enthusiast  

• freak  

• junkie/addict  

• devotee

junkie=junky

junkie=junky  

 someone who takes dangerous drugs and is dependent on them
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a TV/sports etc junkie 

  someone who likes something so much that they seem to dependent on it __ used humorously    

:Example 

a technology junkie 

Pipe down

Pipe down 

To stop talking; to lower the volume. Frequently used as 

  a command meaning :Be quiet 

Example 

Pipe down! Mom's talking on the phone

business

similar words: firm, business
a big company: corporation, multinational, conglomerate
an Internet company: dot-com
a company that is owned by a larger company: subsidiary, affiliate
abbreviations used in company names: Ltd (LimitedCo. (Company)Corp. (Corporation 

PLC (Public Limited Company) British English, Pty. Proprietary  

 used in Australia and South Africacompany

New Friendship Messages

DISTANCE never separates the HEART that really CARES Though we may not SPEND so much time TOGETHER you are always in my THOUGHTS my great friend

Treat life as the sea, your heart as the shore, and friend as waves. It never matters how many waves there are, what matter is which ones touch the shore

True friends are like mornings, you can't have them the whole day but you can be sure they will be there when you wakeup tomorrow, next year and forever

My heart is like an open book, it depends on how u read    me. Don't judge me by my cover. Look in and discover. I will be your true friend forever

Before I got in touch with you, I used to gaze at stars as they were only my friends. But after I met you, I started believing that stars do fall on Earth