Vocabulary and grammar list

“ROBOT & FRANK”

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

	LANGUAGE UNITS	NOTES
1.	Damn. I’m not going to be duct taping books much longer.	strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape
2.	If I see you shoplifting again, I’m calling the cops.	to take something from a shop without paying for it: Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
3.	You’re going to get clipped by a car coming around here.	to hit something quickly at an angle, often by accident: A truck swerved and clipped a parked car.
4.	I saw a bobcat the other day.
5.	They can spend their allowance on whatever they want. It teaches them fiscal responsibility.	especially American English a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives to a child [= pocket money British English ]
6.	Only if they get four gold stars and no frowny faces.	Interpret.
7.	How’s Princeton, Mr. Big Shot?	Perhaps you know?
8.	Dusty would be an improvement. This is gross. This is just gross.	spoken very unpleasant to look at or think about [= disgusting]: Ooh, gross! I hate spinach!
9.	Get this hunk of crap out of my house.	a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piece: a hunk of bread
10.	Mental stimulation plus a regimented schedule will vastly improve your cognitive functioning.	regiment to organize and control people firmly and usually too strictly: the regimented routine of boarding school
11.	I’m not a butler. I’m a heath care aide.	someone whose job is to help someone who has an important job, especially a politician: a presidential aide
12.	He was trying to put me into a nuthouse. – I don’t recall Hunter saying that.	Interpret.
13.	I hate hikes. Goddamn bugs.	a long walk in the mountains or countryside: a hike in the woods
14.	Hey there, old-timer. How are you doing?	especially American English an old man
15.	I gotta slide. The movers are probably taking a two-hour lunch break.	slang = leave: I don't know about you but I'm finna slide. * finna – slang US - fixing to = about to
16.	Warning. Do not mo´lest me.	1 to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to have sex with them [= abuse]: men who molest young boys 2 old-fashioned to attack and physically harm someone: a dog that was molesting sheep
17.	Hey! Beat it, you little bastards!	spoken used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
18.	It is creepy. He ’s cramping my style.	cramp somebody's style informal to prevent someone from behaving in the way they want to: Paul said he didn't want Sarah to come along because she cramps his style.
19.	Looks like you’re going to be out of my hair soon.	get in somebody's hair informal to annoy someone, especially by always being near them. If you get someone out of your hair, you get them to stop bothering or annoying you.
20.	Is your daughter politically aligned against robot labour?	to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with: Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition. a country closely aligned with the West
21.	You’re starting to grow on me.	if something grows on you, you gradually like it more and more: I hated his music at first, but it grows on you.
22.	It’s time for your enema.
23.	No lock is perfect and any lock can be picked.	to use something that is not a key to unlock a door, drawer etc: It's quite easy to pick the lock on a car door.
24.	You were arrested for tax evasion.	the crime of paying too little tax
25.	The tax evasion rap was garbage. I was a second-stor(e)y man.	rap American English informal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crime [= charge]: The kid's been cited twice on drunk-driving raps. a second-stor(e)y man (slang, US) a thief, especially one who climbs into buildings above ground level.
26.	…You’re rappElling down a 50-story casino in the middle of a hurricane.	American English to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet [= abseil British English ]
27.	I always went high-end. That way, nobody gets hurt. Except for the insurance company crooks.	high-end American English relating to products or services that are more expensive and of better quality than other products of the same type: high-end computer memory chips crook informal a dishonest person or a criminal: The crooks got away across the park.
28.	That was your best time yet. - I ’mgetting the hang of it.	informal to learn how to do something or use something: It seems difficult at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it.
29.	I thought you said the library was closed, Frank. – This is what they call “ casing ”.	case the joint informal to look around a place that you intend to steal from in order to find out information
30.	It’s all about augmented reality stuff now.	formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something: Any surplus was sold to augment their income.
31.	All the young hoity-toity couples are going to come.	having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people: a bunch of hoity-toity snobs ORIGIN rhyming compound from English dialect hoit to play the fool. First Known Use: 1668
32.	What’s the point of an arbitrary schedule?	decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly: an arbitrary decision the arbitrary arrests of political opponents
33.	Would you tell her to stop bugging me, please?	informal to annoy someone: It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money. The baby's crying is really bugging him.
34.	It reminds me of a job I did in South Florida. It was probably a bad idea, scaling that high-rise, but I was involved with this knockout redhead at the time.	scale to climb to the top of something that is high and difficult to climb: Rescuers had to scale a 300m cliff to reach the injured climber. high-rise a building with many storeys: a twelve-floor high-rise knockout slang a strikingly attractive or impressive person or thing
35.	My family thought I was a maintenance man.	someone who looks after buildings and equipment for a school or company
36.	Take whatever’s most valuable by the ounce.	= 28.35 grams. There are 16 ounces in a pound.
37.	You were crackerjack at those locks.	exceptionally good: a crackerjack eye surgeon
38.	You’re so square, you’re practically avant-garde.	informal someone who is square is boring and old-fashioned
39.	You shouldn’t be drinking those, Frank. It’s not good for gout.	a disease that makes your toes, fingers, and knees swollen and painful
40.	These people are loaded. Look at all the gowns and the jewels.	informal very rich: Giles can afford it - he's loaded.
41.	That’s a little far-fetched, don’t you think? He’s settled down here. He’s not a con man.	far-fetched extremely unlikely to be true or to happen: ll this may sound a bit far-fetched, but companies are already developing 'intelligent' homes. con man informal a man who cheats or tricks someone by means of a confidence trick
42.	Going after one of these rich yuppies, it’s a whole different story.	a young person with a professional job who seems to be interested only in earning a lot of money and buying expensive things
43.	Without the library job, I’d just be down in the dumps, watching you dig up my lawn.	informal very sad and without much interest in life: She's feeling a bit down in the dumps.
44.	What a moron.	informal not polite a very offensive word for someone who you think is very stupid [= idiot]: Don't leave it there, you moron!
45.	I think there’s something more going on in that noggin of yours.	old-fashioned informal your head or brain: Use your noggin (=think).
46.	I only said that to coerce you. Your health supersedes my other directives. [kəʊˈəːs]	coerce to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them: The rebels coerced the villagers into hiding them from the army. supersede if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective [= replace]: Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.
47.	They busted me on that tax evasion bullshit.	if the police bust someone, they charge them with a crime: He was busted by U.S. inspectors at the border.
48.	There’s such a need for the kind of nanoloan finance non-profit.	Nanoloans are $5 loans, specifically designed to be repaid in just 60 days. The object of offering nanoloans is to introduce new lenders to microlending process fast. Lenders provide funds with zero return expected to developing world entrepreneurs to invest in their businesses (typical loans are for things like seeds for farming). * Nonprofit Organization a business entity that is granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations to a nonprofit organization are often tax deductible to the individuals and businesses making the contributions.
49.	I really need to nail the grant proposal.	informal if you nail something, you succeed in getting it, after a lot of time or effort: She finally nailed her dream job.
50.	You can’t just whisk away all your responsibilities on your robot.	to take someone or something quickly away from a place The waitress whisked our coffee cups away before we'd had a chance to finish.
51.	If you go shopping tomorrow, I’m out of Q-tips.	a type of cotton swabs (American) or cotton buds (English) or ear buds (English) The term "Q-tips" is often used as a genericized trademark for cotton swabs in the USA, with the “Q” standing for “quality”.
52.	I just got so sick of the mess that I pulled an all-nighter.	work diligently throughout the night all-nighter informal an occasion when you spend the whole night studying or doing written work in university
53.	The place was a pig sty.	Perhaps you know?
54.	There’s no alarm here. Just a flimsy little lock.	something that is flimsy is not strong or well-made, and will break easily: a flimsy wooden building
55.	Are you in? – Only if you agree to eat a low- sodium diet from now on.	a common silver-white metal that usually exists in combination with other substances, for example in salt. It is a chemical element: symbol Na. Processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, and ham, and canned soups and vegetables are all examples of foods that contain added sodium. Fast foods are generally very high in sodium.
56.	I made yours virgin, Frank. - I got troubles. I need a little booze to unwind myself. (a drink)	virgin non-alcoholic (about mixed drinks) unwind to relax and stop feeling anxious: a beautiful country hotel that is the perfect place to unwind
57.	I don’t buy your whole act.	informal to believe something that someone tells you, especially when it is not likely to be true: 'Let's just say it was an accident.' ' He'll never buy that. '
58.	The police have been hassling him for his entire life about a few mistakes he made when he was a kid.	informal to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something: Stop hassling me! I said I'll call them tomorrow.
59.	I got a lot of pull in this town.	informal special influence or power over other people: His family's name gives him a lot of pull in this town.
60.	You keep them out of sight and then you can pawn them some place far away. (jewellery)	to leave something valuable with a pawnbroker in order to borrow money from them
61.	Frank, I’m concerned. I may have to sedate you for your safety.	Perhaps you know?
62.	I don’t want you to take the heat for this.	1. Informal pressure; stress. 2. Slang an intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals
63.	My memory is a holographic array.	technical a set of numbers or signs, or of computer memory units, arranged in lines across or down
64.	We’ll lie low till we get a chance to come back for the stuff.	a) to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you: We'll have to lie low until tonight. b) to wait and try not to be noticed by anyone: He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out
65.	I guess I’m sort of on the lam.	American English informal escaping or hiding from someone, especially the police: Brenner was recaptured after three weeks on the lam.

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