Vocabulary and grammar list

“ THE STORY OF US ”

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LIST

Try to guess the meaning of some of the words and expressions. Let the prompts and examples help you.

NO	Language units from the film	More examples	Options
1.	Austin has a turtle that snores.	I heard a snore and knew he'd fallen asleep. Snoring is a nuisance, whether it affects you personally or the person you share a bed with.	make noise with your nose while sleeping kick someone
2.	You can write to each other. You can put X’s and O’s on there.	Everytime I see xox in a love letter, I think of her eyes. At the end of the letter she read: “Love, Toni xox”.	love hugs and kisses
3.	I’ve been sitting here racking my brain.	I racked my brains, trying to remember his name.	scratch your head try very hard to remember or think of something
4.	I was working as a writer on this comedy show and she’d been hired as a temp.	A temp job can be a way to earn extra cash, to gain experience in industries and careers you might not have otherwise thought of trying.	an office worker who is only employed temporarily a secondary role actress
5.	Wiper Liquid	Some windshield wipers can actually sense rain.	a long thin piece of metal with a rubber edge that moves across a windscreen to remove rain a piece of cloth used to mop (wash) the floor
6.	You can’t let go of anything!	Letting go of your past can be one of the hardest things you'll ever do. Even if it was an unhealthy relationship, you may still struggle to move on with your life.	to stop holding something or someone to accept that you cannot change something and stop thinking or worrying about it
7.	(about a mobile home) They must change their zip code a lot! Their mailman must be going crazy.	To find your nine digit zip code, you would go the United States Postal Service website and type in your mailing address.	zip code shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly
8.	Watch out! We ’re in the line of fire!	A couple of civilians were caught in the firing line.	to be one of the people who could be criticized or blamed for something PMto be in a place where a bullet etc might hit you
9.	I find it very soothing and reassuring. You know there are always answers.	It's reassuring to know that problems are rare.	making you feel less worried or frightened making you feel more self-confident
10.	…I eat asparagus.	Find easy recipes for fresh asparagus: You can grill it, roast it, steam it, even bake it on a pizza!	a long thin green vegetable with a point at one end
11.	(title of a book) “Harold and the Purple Crayon ”	I can still remember the pleasure of opening a new box of crayons... Using the first crayon from a new box always gave me a slight pain.	a long cry a stick of coloured wax or chalk that children use to draw pictures
12.	I jerked off with your secretary.		slang taboo = masturbate
13.	I wanna forge ahead with a clear conscience.	It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help. Well, at least I can face them all with a clear conscience (=when you know that you have done nothing wrong).	the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong condition of being awake and aware of thoughts and feelings
14.	So, he thinks you’re in deep REM?	When subjects were awoken from non REM sleep, significantly fewer dreams were reported and the reports were less intense and more like memories.	rapid eye movement sleep = a period during sleep when your eyes move quickly, when you are dreaming
15.	This is me taking umbrage.	The employee took umbrage at not getting a raise. Mary took umbrage at the suggestion that she was being unreasonable.	to be angry to be offended by something that someone has done or said, often without good reason
16.	Charlene is not some bimbo.	He picked up some bimbo at the club. Some call her a blonde bimbo, a wannabe pop-star with no talent, an amateur porn-star, and in some cases even stupid.	informal an insulting word for an attractive but unintelligent young woman a fat woman
17.	I haven’t made out with Larry for years.	We made out and then he left!	to get along with someone to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way
18.	It’s the wear and tear of the job. The diapers, the tantrums, the homework.	The house showed lots of wear and tear from the large family who lived in it.	loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure useless things
19.	He hogs the remote and scratches his back with a fork.	How much longer are you going to hog the bathroom? He's been hogging the limelight (=having all the attention, praise etc).	informal to keep, use, or have all of something that should be shared:
20.	Marriage is the Jack Kevorkian of romance.	- commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said, "dying is not a crime".	death doctor
In the lines to follow you are to match the definitions and the correct expressions/words:
	Language units from the film	More examples	Definition
21.	The Ten Commandments were a lot easier to stick to when you dropped dead at 35.		to be unfaithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner by secretly having sex with someone else
22.	Name me one guy who hasn’t cheated on his wife.	The magazine claims that almost half of Britain's women cheat on their partners.	an imaginary person who children believe comes into theirbedroom and leaves them money for teeth which have fallen out
23.	The key to a happy marriage is to accept the chasm between men and women. ['k1zFm]	the chasm between rich and poor	according to the Old Testament of the Bible, the set of rules that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, in order to tell people how they should behave. They are supposed to have been written on two stone tablets (=flat pieces of stone) and they appear in the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic religions. The ten rules include 'Thou shalt not kill' and 'Thou shalt not steal'.
24.	The Tooth Fairy!	The tooth fairy takes your tooth and leaves a dollar (£1) for you.	a big difference between two people, groups, or things
25.	She worked in a sweatshop making buttonholes 14 hours a day.	Typical sweatshop employees, ninety percent of whom are women, are young and uneducated.	literary the things that will happen to you in your life [= fate]
26.	Sometimes you just can’t climb out of the a΄byss.	the gaping abyss between these grand buildings and my own miserable home	a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money - used to show disapproval
27.	We thought we might find a set of jumper cables.	the cables between the locomotive	a very big difference that separates two people or groups
28.	We couldn’t help but overhear your delightful repartee.	She overheard the management discussing pay rises. I couldn't help overhearing your argument. witty repartee	American English TTCthick wires used to connect the batteries of two cars in order to start the car that has lost power
29.	We’re from spawn ranch.	I need to make some crafting potions. I'll need frog spawn for the second ingredient.	to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard
30.	Kismet!	He always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie.	conversation which is fast and full of intelligent and amusing remarks and replies
31.	I beg to differ!		the eggs of a fish or frog laid together in a soft mass
32.	That unfettered state of mind that comes with being on foreign soil…	unfettered economic activity Yet this historical development did not provide evidence that the optimal form of capitalism was of the unfettered free market variety.	made to seem like something else that is better
33.	Love is just lust in disguise.	'Tax reform' is just a tax increase in disguise.	spoken formal used to say that you disagree with someone
34.	I wouldn’t worry about that. Hate fades.	Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade. Over the years her beauty ha d faded a little.	formal not restricted by laws or rules
35.	You guys were our Fred and Ethel Mertz.		to gradually disappear
36.	You wouldn’t believe the psychological heirlooms this snapping turtle handed down.	a family heirloom	a long hit in baseball which allows the player who hits the ball to run around all the bases and get a point
37.	What happened to that fun girl with the pith helmet?		a valuable object that has been owned by a family for many years and that is passed from the older members to the younger members
38.	It’s a home run!	I didn't think I could hit a home run.	America's "2nd" most favorite TV couple. Although they had their share of battles and arguments, they left a lasting impression on American television audiences as one of the funniest couples in television history. It was their constant battles that created the humor that typical couples could relate to.
39.	It’s chicken pox.	I came down with chicken pox and have been recovering at home.	a large light hat worn especially in the past in hot countries, to protect your head from the sun
40.	Remember how Erin threw up at the Lincoln Memorial?	Georgia was bent over the basin, throwing up.	an infectious illness which causes a slight fever and spots on your skin
41.	Let’s face it. Anyone will get traits that get on your nerves.	a mental illness associated with particular personality traits genetic/inherited traits	to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill [= vomit]
42.	I am no day at the beach.	Frasier: You’re so infuriating! Martin: You’re no day at the beach either.	does not have much fat on it
43.	He could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean.	lean meat	formal a particular quality in someone's character
			not such an easy person to get along with

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