Vocabulary and grammar list

Happiness takes no account of time.

If things were to be done twice all would be wise.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

	NO	LANGUAGE UNITS	NOTES AND COMMENTS
	1.	Our nation’s high at 79 today. * To convert Fahrenheit temperatures into Celsius: - Begin by subtracting 32 from the Fahrenheit number. - Divide the answer by 9. - Then multiply that answer by 5.	The highest temperature in the country for today will be 79F. Fahrenheit : TMTa scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º.   79F = (79-32): 9 x 5 = ___ C
	2.	gang wars and some overpriced real estate	-“Gangster wars” Real estate - immovable property (buildings, houses, factories, etc)
	3.	Front coming our way. Look out!	-used to warn someone that they are in danger [= watch out]: Look out! There's a car coming.
	4.	frigid arctic air	FRIGID (fml) - very cold
	5.	moisture	-small amounts of water that are present in the air, in a substance, or on a surface: Plants use their roots to absorb moisture from the soil
	6.	at high altitudes *longitude **latitude	the height of an object or place above the sea We're flying at an altitudeof 40,000 feet. At high altitudes it is difficult to get enough oxygen.
	7.	Close call!	a close call/thing/shave (=a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens): [= narrow escape] United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored.
	8.	Bundle up warm!	-to put warm clothes on someone or yourself because it is cold [= wrap up warm]: People sat bundled up in scarves, coats, and boots.
	9.	Groundhog wakes and sees his shadow. *shadow vs. shade A shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light: • She saw his shadow on the wall. Shadow is an area of darkness made like this: • The side of the valley was in shadow. Shade is a cool dark area where the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall: • Let's eat our lunch in the shade. • He sat under the shade of a tree.	-the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light: The building castits shadow across the street. It was hot, and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall.
	10.	third year in a row	-happening a number of times, one after the other: She's been out four nights in a row. I've beaten her three times in a row.
	11.	Home Shopping Network	HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised in the Philippines.
	12.	Hairdo	(INFML) DCBthe style in which someone's hair is cut or shaped
	13.	Can you handlethe 10:00?	-to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions: I knew I had handled the matter badly. Leave it to me. I can handle it.
	14.	You’ll get incredible footage.	-cinema film showing a particular event: old footage from the First World War
	15.	I covered the swallows returning to Capistrano…	-to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme: I'd just returned from covering the Cambodian war - HBBa small black and white bird that comes to northern countries in the summer
	16.	Can you keep a secret?
	17.	He wrinkles up his nose…	-if you wrinkle a part of your face, or if it wrinkles, small lines appear on it: Carter wrinkledhis foreheadin concentration. His brow wrinkledwhen he saw us. She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles. her wrinkled old face
	18.	blood sausage (AmE) *= Black Pudding (BrE)
	19.	People are morons.	(INFML) not polite a very offensive word for someone who you think is very stupid [= idiot]: Don't leave it there, you moron!
Gr.	20.	I will not stay h ere. vs. You’ re not staying here.
	21.	Larry was just dropping me off.	-to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place: I'll drop you off on my way home.
	22.	a trait of a good producer	(FML) a particular quality in someone's character personality/character traits
	23.	“Keep the talent happy.”	humorous
	24.	-Would you help me with my pelvic tilt? - Within reason.	-You can perform a pelvic tilt while standing. The anterior pelvic tilt is performed by pushing your stomach forward and pulling back and up on your buttocks and tailbone. A posterior tilt moves in the opposite direction of the anterior tilt. The posterior tilt is performed by tightening your abdominals and buttocks and pulling your pelvic bone towards your chin. You should hold each tilt a few seconds before returning to a neutral position. -within sensible limits: You can go anywhere you want, within reason.
Gr.	25.	“I’ve seen Larry eat. ”   I saw him leave a few minutes ago. She heard Tom go upstairs. She felt his arms go round her.	Think of your own examples:
	26.	Rise and shine!	-(SPOKEN) used humorously to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed.
	27.	hazardous travel	-dangerous, especially to people's health or safety: The chemicals in paint can be hazardous to health.
	28.	blizzard	a severe snow storm: We got stuck in a blizzard.
	29.	on everybody’s chapped lips	-chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind
	30.	Woodchuck chuckers.	woodchuck = groundhog How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood? (a tongue-twister) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_wood_would_a_woodchuck_chuck_if_a_woodchuck_could_chuck_wood
	31.	Punxsutawney Phil	Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. On February 2 (Groundhog Day) of each year, the town of Punxsutawney celebrates the beloved groundhog with a festive atmosphere of music and food. During the ceremony, which begins well before the winter sunrise, Phil emerges from his temporary home on Gobbler's Knob, located in a rural area about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of town. According to the tradition, if Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, he has predicted six more weeks of winter. If Phil does not see his shadow, he has predicted an early spring. During the rest of the year, Phil lives in the town library with his "wife" Phyllis. A select group, called the Inner Circle, takes care of Phil year-round and also plans the annual ceremony. Members of the Inner Circle are recognizable by their top hats and tuxedos.
	32.	Were you just making chit-chat?	- conversation about things that are not very important (often about the weather).
	33.	Off to see the groundhog.	= I’m off to see the groundhog.
	34.	Good guess!	-You guessed right!
	35.	chances of precipitation	-(technical) HEMrain, snow etc that falls on the ground, or the amount of rain, snow etc that falls
	36.	Will you be checking out today? *check in	-to leave a hotel after paying the bill: We checked out at noon
	37.	I sure as heckfire remember you.	(HECK, HECKFIRE) -used like 'hell' to emphasize what you are saying: It cost a heck of alot of money. Where the heck are we? He sure as heck didn't tell me
	38.	Needle nose Ned	(a nickname)
	39.	I did the whistling bellybutton trick at the high school talent show.	- the small round mark in the middle of your stomach [= navel]
	40.	Got the shingles real bad senior year.	-a disease caused by an infection of the nerve endings, which produces painful red spots
	41.	Did you turn pro with it?	Did you become a professional?
	42.	When I see the opportunity, I charge it like a bull.	-to deliberately rush quickly towards someone or something in order to attack them: Then, with a final effort, our men charged the enemy for the last time.
	43.	actuarial tables	actuary BFIBOsomeone whose job is to advise insurance companies on how much to charge for insurance, after calculating the risks
	44.	a crapshoot	-to take a bet purely for the action of it, not based on the odds in one's favour. Anything could happen, there’s no guarantee. That team has been up and down lately but I got a good feeling about tonight, at the least it's a crapshoot.
	45.	Single premium life (insurance)	- whole life insurance policy requiring one premium payment.
	46.	It’s a doozy!	(AmE, INFML) something that is extremely good, bad, strange, big etc: I've heard lies before, but thatone was areal doozy!
	47.	That’s the ticket for you!	(old-fashioned) That’s exactly what you need!
	48.	Giant leech got me.	1.a small soft creature that fixes itself to the skin of animals in order to drink their blood 2.someone who takes advantage of other people by taking their money, food etc: The family began to see him as a leech.
	49.	They are hicks.	(AmE, INFML) someone who lives in the countryside, and is thought to be uneducated or stupid
	50.	You tossed and turned (in your sleep).
	51.	a tiny hamlet	-a very small village
	52.	Does Phil feel lucky?
	53.	prognosticator of prognosticators	-someone who makes a statement about what they think will happen in the future
	54.	…emerged reluctantly …	-slowly and unwillingly: She gave a reluctant smile. Maddox was reluctant to talk about it. Reluctantly, he agreed.
	55.	…but alertly …	-able to think quickly and clearly: Jack was as mentally alertas a man half his age.
	56.	He stated in Groundhog-ese …
	57.	sleet	-HEMhalf-frozen rain that falls when it is very cold: scattered sleet and snow showers It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards.
	58.	Nobody honks that horn, but me. Okay, pal? What can we do but sit and wait? I had no choice but to accept the challenge.	=except (usually in questions and negative sentences)   Think of your own examples:
	59.	a satellite	-a machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication: This broadcast comes live via satellite from New York.
	60.	“I’m a celebrity in an emergency.”	(humorous)
	61.	booze	(INFML) DFDalcoholic drink: a bottle of booze He's been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days. My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person.
	62.	Looking foxy tonight.	(INFML, AmE) sexually attractive [= sexy]: a foxy lady
	63.	“Hustler”	-a porn magazine
	64.	Suit yourself.	(SP) used to tell someone they can do whatever they want to, even though it annoys you or you think they are not doing the right thing: 'Mind if I sit here?' he said gently. 'Suit yourself.'
	65.	Don’t mess with me, Pork Chop!	-to deceive someone or cause trouble for them: You mess with me, and I'll rip your head off.
	66.	You are sharp as a tack today! *tack = a nail or a drawing pin	(AmE) to be very intelligent: He may be old, but he's still as sharp as a tack.
	67.	a diner	-(AmE) a small restaurant that serves cheap meals.
	68.	I’m being serious. I’m having a problem! You ’re being silly. The children are being naughty today.	Think of your own examples:
	69.	I feel weird.	(INFML) very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain: A really weird thing happened last night.
	70.	I’m waiting for the punch line.	-the last few words of a joke or story, that make it funny or surprising
	71.	I’m racking my brain.	-to try very hard to remember or think of something: I racked my brains, trying to remember his name.
	72.	I’m not making it up!	-to pretend that something is true in order to deceive someone: I think they're making the whole thing up.
	73.	Come up with something!	-to think of an idea, answer etc: Is that the best excuse you can come up with? We've been asked to come up with some new ideas.
	74.	Medical terms: a clot tumour lesion aneurism CAT scan MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) biopsy
	75.	I’m stuck in one day.	-impossible or unable to move from a particular position: They got stuckin a traffic jam.
Gr	76.	What do I do? (Present Simple in questions)	= What shall I do? What should I do? (Give me some advice).
	77.	jiggle	-to make something move from side to side or up and down with short quick movements, or to move like this: She jiggled the handle of the pram to make the baby stop crying. 'Wake up,' he said, jiggling up and down on the bed.
	78.	a flapjack	-(BrE) DFFa cake made of oats, sugar, syrup and butter. -(AmE) a pancake
	79.	hangover (no tomorrow – no consequences, no hangovers)	1.a pain in your head and a feeling of sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too much alcohol: I had aterrible hangoverthe next day. 2.something from the past that still exists or happens but is no longer necessary or useful: This feeling was a hangover from her schooldays.
	80.	throw up	-to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill [= vomit]: Georgia was bent over the basin, throwing up.
	81.	Hang on!	(SP) Wait! [=Hold on!]
	82.	pull over (from the police)	-drive to the side of the road and stop your car, or to make someone else do this: The policeman signalled to him to pull over.
	83.	I bet he’s gonna swerve first.	-to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, usually in order to avoid hitting something: The car swerved sharply to avoid the dog.
	84.	a nightstick	(AmE) a short thick stick carried as a weapon by police officers [= truncheon BrE]
	85.	Apparently not.	-according to the way someone looks or a situation appears, although you cannot be sure: She turned to face him, her anger apparently gone.
	86.	pops	(INFML) father
	87.	I like to see a man of advancing years throw caution to the wind.	= stop being cautious
	88.	(dental) floss	-a type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth
	89.	Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832 Patriotism Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, “This is my own, my native land!” Whose heart hath ne’er within him burned As home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign stand? If such there breathe, go, mark him well! For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.	(Пер. Дмитрия Якубова) Патриот   Кто с Богом согласует все дела, И в ком душа как будто умерла, Кто не кричит: «Прочь из моей земли!» В ком ярость сердца не перегорит, И стран иных благополучный вид Удержит вдалеке – надолго ли? Подобное увидишь – помни впредь! О нём не станут менестрели петь, Могущество, богатство, знатный дом, Отверженный, вместил в себе самом… Живущему – и слава не далась, А дважды умерев, он сгинет в грязь, - И к нам вернётся через много лет – Непонят, неутешен, невоспет.
	90.	This town is beginning 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.
	91.	Quit staring.	=Stop looking! STARE - to look at something or someone fo r a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored.
	92.	prom	(AmE) formal dance party for high school students, often held at the end of a school year
Gr.	93.	I should have known. I should have helped you! (Now it’s too late). He should have left the key under the doormat. Now I can’t get in.	=I am so sorry I didn’t realise it at once. Think of your own examples:
	94.	a one-night stand   *Derives from showbiz, a "one-off show".	(INFML) an occasion when two people have sex, but do not meet each other again: I'm not into one-night stands.
	95.	a quarter	-a coin of 25 cents (a quarter of a USD)
	96.	fiancé fiancée	- Bridegroom (from French) - Bride(from French)
	97.	Are you seeing anyone?	=Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
	98.	He’s too humble to know he’s perfect.	-not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people's
	99.	He’ll change poopy diapers.	- POOP (INFML) (AmE) solid waste from the bowels [= poo BrE ] -DIAPER (AmE) a piece of soft cloth or soft paper that is put between a baby's legs and fastened around its waist to hold liquid and solid waste [= nappy BrE]
Gr	100.	The van won’t start. The pen won’t write. The boy won’t sleep.	Think of your own examples:
	101.	Sweet vermouth on the rocks with the twist.	on the rocks – (INFML) with ice but no water; a twist – a twist of lemon
	102.	People put too much emphasis on their careers.	People think that their careers are too important.
	103.	Small-town people are more down-to-earth.	-practical and direct in a sensible honest way: Fran's a friendly, down-to-earth person.
	104.	It’s so bold of you to… *as bold as brass*	-not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions: In a surprisingly bold move, he is threatening court action against the company.
	105.	I like to go with the flow.	-to agree that you will do the thing that most people want to do: I don't mind, I'll just go with the flow.
	106.	an assassin	-someone who murders an important person: Kennedy's assassin is assumed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald.
Gr	107.	You shall not get her! I shall die for you!	(Comment on the style)
	108.	I am not easily amazed.	= It’s not easy to amaze me.
	109.	“Rocky Road” ice-cream	Rocky Road ice cream is a chocolate flavor. Though there are variations on the flavor, it is traditionally composed of chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows. The flavor was created in March 1929 by William Dreyer in Oakland, California when he cut up walnuts and marshmallows with his wife's sewing scissors and added them to his chocolate ice cream. Later, the walnuts would be replaced by pieces of toasted almond. After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the company gave the flavor its current name " to give folks something to smile about in the midst of the Great Depression”.
	110.	I don’t believe I fell for this! The whole day has been one long set-up!	(INFML) a dishonest plan that is intended to trick someone: How do I know this isn't a set-up?
	111.	fake fire	-made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people: fake fur, a fake ID card, a fake $20 dollar bill
Gr	112.	NEGATION: -I don’t think so. -I don’t think so either. (- Neither do I).	AFFIRMATIVE: -I think so. -I think so too. (So do I).
	113.	on second thought (SP AmE) *on second thought s (BrE) She’s having second thoughts.	-used to say that you have changed your mind about something: I'll call her tomorrow - no, on second thought, I'll try now.
	114.	I hate fudge. *Also: a kind of sweet (NOT HEREJ)	1.(BrE) an attempt to deal with a situation that does not solve its problems completely, or only makes it seem better. “I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it — I'll fix it later.” 2.nonsense; deception: I've heard enough of your fudge. Let's get honest, okay?
	115.	foster a child COMPARE:adopt a child	-to take someone else's child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent: The couple wanted to adopt a black child they had been fostering.
	116.	humdinger	(INFML) a very exciting or impressive game, performance, or event: a real humdinger of a match
	117.	People freezing their butts off, waiting to worship a rat.	BUTT (AmE INFML)- the part of your body that you sit on. WORSHIP -to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building: They all worship the same god.
	118.	What a hype!	-attempts to make people think something is good or important by talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc - used to show disapproval: Despite the media hype, I found the film very disappointing.
	119.	= hypocrite	-someone who pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have - used to show disapproval
	120.	He’s out of his gourd. *GOURD -a round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container, or the container made from this fruit [=pumpkin]	=He’s out of his mind, crazy.
	121.	quadruped ['kw2dr4ped]	(technical) HBAan animal that has four legs
	122.	I’ve been stabbed.	to push a knife into someone or something: She had been stabbed in the chest.
	123.	Nuts.	(AmE old-fashioned) used to emphasize that something bad or annoying has happened: Nuts! Now we're going to be late for the movie.
	124.	Not a dent in the fender.	DENT - a hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it: There was a large dent in the passenger door. FENDER (AmE) - the side part of a car that covers the wheels [= wing BrE] = Not a single scratch; not injured at all.
	125.	I’m immortal.	= I cannot die.
	126.	omnipotent	(FML) - able to do everything [= all-powerful]
	127.	a chipmunk	-a small American animal similar to a squirrel with black lines on its fur.
	128.	You’re a sucker forrhinestones.	-(INFML) to like someone or something very much, especially so that you cannot refuse them: I'm a total sucker for seafood. -a jewel made from glass or a transparent rock that is intended to look like a diamond
	129.	The place you used to crawl underneath to be alone.	to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground: The baby crawled across the floor.
	130.	an objective witness *an eyewitness	(FML) to be present when something happens, and watch it happening: We were witness to the worst excesses of the military.
	131.	Is this what you do with eternity?	-the whole of time without any end
	132.	You’ll treat me like a jerk again.	TREAT -to behave towards someone or something in a particular way: Penny doesn't think her co-workers treat her as an equal. He treated his automobiles almost as tenderly as he did his wife. JERK – (INFML) someone, especially a man, who is stupid or who does things that annoy or hurt other people.
	133.	Maybe it’s not a curse.	a word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to do something bad to someone or something: He believed that someone had puta curse onthe house.
	134.	Gosh, you are an upbeat lady!	positive and making you feel that good things will happen [≠ downbeat]: an upbeat message
	135.	skim milk (AmE) *skim med milk (BrE)	milk that has had all the fat and cream removed from it
	136.	pastry	-DFFa small sweet cake, made using pastry (a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies)
	137.	Take your pick.	=choose which one you want: Have a look at the menu and takeyour pick. He knew he could takehis pick ofany of the girls in the office.
Gr.	138.	If I could, I swear I would love you for the rest of my life.	an unrealized wish
	139.	We’re setting up.	to prepare the equipment that will be needed for an activity so that it is ready to be used: The next band was already setting up on the other stage.
	140.	the head groundhog honcho	(INFML) an important person who controls something, especially a business [= boss].
	141.	Let’s go for it!	(SP) Let’s give it a try. (used for encouragement)
	142.	I don’t know where you’re headed, but can you call in sick?	HEAD - go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way: The ship was heading for Cuba. It's about time we were heading home. CALL IN SICK – to phone to say you are not coming to work because you are ill: He was upset because it was the first day of the sale and Astrid had called in sick.
	143.	Let me give you a hand.	Let me help you.
	144.	pass away	a euphemism for “die”
	145.	chart	Patient chart= medical history + lab results and all medical data
	146.	…He saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope …	BLEAK - cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features: a bleak January afternoon BEREFT (OF) - completely without something: The team now seems bereft of inspiration.
	147.	Basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts…	BASK -to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire: Lizards were basking in the morning sun. HEARTH – 1. the area of floor around a fireplace in a house; 2. HEARTH AND HOME: (LITERARY) your home and family.
	148.	a long and lustrous winter	-shining in a soft, gentle way: Her hair was beautifully dark and lustrous.
	149.	I’m versatile.	-someone who is versatile has many different skills: a very versatile performer
	150.	Can I have a rain check? I’ve got some errands.	1.TAKE A RAIN CHECK (INFML, esp.AmE) -used to say that you will do something in the future but not now: 'Care for a drink?' 'I'll take a rain check, thanks.' 2. originally: (AmE) DSa ticket for an outdoor event, such as a sports game, that you can use again if it rains and the action stops ERRAND - a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them: I seemed to spend my life running errandsfor people. She was always sending me on errands.
	151.	You totaled it.	(INFML, esp.AmE) TTCto damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired: Chuck totaled his dad's new Toyota.
	152.	You’re a brat.	-a badly behaved child: a spoiled brat
	153.	It’s a flat tire. (Am spelling) *Br spelling: tyre	-a thick rubber ring that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: I had aflat tyre (=all the air went out of it) on the way home. Thespare tyre 's in the boot.
	154.	a jack	-a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack
	155.	They’ve been hitting on me all night.	(AmE, INFML) to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them: Dave has hit on most of the women in the department.
Gr	156.	He would have chocked for sure.	an unrealized action CHOKE - to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air: He choked on a piece of bread. Six people choked to deathon the fumes.
	157.	I owe you one, buddy.	=used to thank someone who has helped you, and to say that you are willing to help them in the future: Thanks a lot for being so understanding about all this -I owe you one. BUDDY – (AmE, SP) used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know: Hey, buddy! This your car?
	158.	Hang on to him, he’s a real find!	HANG ON – hold him tight, keep him, stay with him. A FIND - something very good or useful that you discover by chance: That restaurant was a real find!
	159.	fan a flame *a fan (in hot weather) BUT: To dry your hair you use a …	- to make a fire burn more strongly by blowing or moving the air near it: The wind rose, fanning a few sparks in the brush.
	160.	WrestleMania	WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in late March or early April by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was first produced in 1985 to be the premiere event of each year, and has since produced twenty-seven editions.
	161.	No way!	(here) It can’t be true!
	162.	You’re a real pal!	-a close friend: We've been pals since we were at school. an old pal (=a friend you have had for a long time)
	163.	honor (Am spelling) honour (Br spelling)	= honorary title
	164.	eligible bachelors	-an ELIGIBLE man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married: Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor. BACHELOR – a man who has never been married: Gerald was 38, and a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided that he will never marry).
	165.	You bid on them. (at an auction) I bid $60.	-to offer to pay a particular price for goods, especially in an auction: She bid £100 for a Victorian chair.
	166.	pocketbooks	1.(AmE) the amount of money that you have, or your ability to pay for things [= pocket BrE] The aim was to provide a car for everyage and pocketbook. 2.(AmE, old-fashioned)= DCa handbag
	167.	a fine specimen (of a man)	1.a single example of something, often an animal or plant: a very fine specimen of 12th century glass 2. a person you are describing in a particular way - used humorously: Her boyfriend is an impressive physical specimen.
	168.	a buck and a half	USD 1.5
	169.	-You paid top dollar for me. - I think you were a bargain.	=a lot of money: Computer customers are willing to pay top dollar for fast repair. BARGAIN: something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price: That second-hand table was a real bargain. Good knives don't come at bargain prices. Thousands of bargain hunters (=people looking for things to buy at low prices) queued up for hours.
Gr.	170.	I could have done it with my eyes closed.	an unrealized action, potentially possible
Gr.	171.	I can’t make a collie stay!	a collie – a breed of dog
	172.	Vic Damone Almost Like Being In Love   What a day this has been What a rare mood I'm in Why it's almost like being in love There's a smile on my face For the whole human race Why it's almost like being in love All the music of life seems to be Like a bell that is ringing for me And from the way that I feel When that bell starts to peal I would swear I was falling I could swear I was falling It's almost like being in love

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http://en.wikipedia.org

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/goofs

http://www.thefreedictionary.com

http://www.answers.com

Pre-watching questions (the plot):

1) How does Phil treat people at the beginning of the film? (Note examples)

2) What is Larry’s attitude to Phil?

3) What was the problem with the hotel?

4) Why isn’t Phil happy about covering Groundhog Day?

5) Why couldn’t he come back in time for the 5 o’clock news?

6) Who is Needlenose Ned? What does he want Phil to do?

7) What idea about his life did the two guys in the bar give Phil?

8) Who is Nancy? How did she and Phil end up in bed together?

9) Why does Rita keep slapping Phil no matter what he does to impress her?

10) Why did the old man die?

11) What made Phil decide to do good for the people in Punxsutawney? (Make notes of his kind deeds).

12) What impressed Rita so much during that day with Phil?

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