At the Beach
It's so hot! I have my swimsuit. Do you want to go to the beach?
Beach Time
I love to walk barefoot on the beach. It's great to feel the sand between my toes!
Time at the Beach
I love to walk barefoot on the beach. It's great to feel the sand between your toes!
Beginning a Project
When will the director give us the green light? We can hardly wait to start the new project.
Because Vs Even Though
I took an umbrella with me when I went out because it was supposed to rain later.
Easily Confused: Beside Vs Besides
The trouble we take now to plant seems small beside the promise of fresh veggies all summer!
Let There Be Light
Towers of effulgent jack-o-lanterns line the picturesque streets of Keene, New Hampshire, with more pumpkins aglow than there are inhabitants of the small town.
E Before I
Here I was, getting ready to switch from real food — stuff with texture, flavor, ritual, all the trappings of overindulgent American fare — to a beige liquid.
Beside Oneself
Sergey was beside himself studying for five exams and training for football tryouts all in the same week!
Human Beginnings
The years of neglect, looting, vandalism, and lack of funding have damaged one of the earliest urban archaeological sites in South Asia.
Culture & Beliefs
Most pirate bon mots like "walk the plank" and "shiver me timbers" can be ascribed to the 1950s Disney movie "Treasure Island."
Beautiful Beaches
Kaihalulu Beach is one of a very few red beaches in the world. The sand gets its brilliant color from the iron-rich cinder cone hills surrounding the bay.
Don't Be So Shallow
The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.
Beware Of Your Enemies
“Fear is your best friend or your worst adversary. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you, it can heat your house."
Don't Worry, Be Happy
After looking at a series of upsetting photographs, research subjects who made amiable jokes about the images had more positive emotions afterward than those who laughed mockingly at the pictures.
Golden Globe Best Pictures
With her dignity and most of her pretty hair gone, Fantine has fallen as far as she can. She has become one of the abject castaways of the musical’s title, a wretch of the earth.
Beautiful Birds
Cardinal females are an attractive tan/gray, only males sport the brilliant red plumage for which their species is known. The color is a key to mating success—the brighter the better!
be a good fit for
be a good fit for
Interviewer:
Hello Alex. Tell me a little about yourself. Why do you think you’d be a good fit for our restaurant?
fourteen
fourteen
Fourteen tadpoles are swimming. Soon they'll be jumping frogs!
eleven
eleven
Eleven pigs are crowding, waiting to be fed.
make change
make change
I only have a fifty dollar bill though. Do you think they’ll be able to make change? You’re kidding, right? We’ve already paid in the app!
flea market
flea market
You wouldn't believe the deal I got at the flea market this morning! The seller was asking 40 bucks but I got him down to $15.
terminal
terminal
Leaving the terminal... anyone know where we meet up with our Uber? Lots to figure out and see in the city. But first, I'm going to go to bed!
scan
scan it
Yeah, let's get to the Passport Control kiosks before the crowds. Ugh, I seem to be putting my passport in the wrong way. I never remember how to scan it!
baggage claim
baggage claim
Am I ever happy we took our bags on the plane. Imagine waiting for our luggage to be unloaded with all those people at baggage claim!
non-stop flight
non-stop flight
I only have a week off so I'm going to book a non-stop flight to Paris. Better to spend a little more money and not spend the time changing planes.
in the doghouse
in the doghouse
No, I'm not sick. I'm having a very bad day. I'm in the doghouse with my mom because I didn't clean up my room.
exuberant
exuberant
Wow, look at this! Can you believe the bed and view! There's even a couch and goodies on the other side too. We're exuberant about this room.
tail between legs
with my tail between my legs
I came to breakfast with my tail between my legs. I knew if she saw the mess, she'd be furious. So... did she go into your room?
gone to the dogs
gone to the dogs
You know, my bedroom isn't the only place that's gone to the dogs. Look at all the junk in our garage! Definitely no space for our car anymore.
exorbitant
exorbitant
The lobby is truly beautiful! Still I wonder if the exorbitant price is really worth it.
piling rig
piling rigs
Actually it's all fine except for the pounding of the piling rigs across the street. I admit, construction of the new building can be very annoying!
whip up
whipping up
You've been whipping up such nutritious meals these days. Well, yeah, when you've done the grocery shopping!
straighten up
straighten up my bed
I like everything neat so the first thing I do is straighten up my bed.
get out of bed
get out of bed
It takes me a few minutes to get out of bed. Oh my, 7:15 already. I'm going to be late!
rare
rare
Well, you're right! There is no red lion. I made an error. There is a red panda that lives beside a delightful lagoon. Zoos are great for observing rare animals.
would rather
I’d rather
I’d rather be outside. How about walking along the Greenway?
farmer
farmer
My family has been farming for hundreds of years! It's very hard work. I'm not sure I want to be a farmer.
wolf down
wolf down
And then there's Ivan. See him wolf down his soup. He says he has to be back home in ten minutes!
I could eat a horse
so hungry I could eat a horse
Sure, sure... but don't be too long, Lindsey. I haven't had anything since breakfast. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
cat burglar
cat burglar
You've gotta know though, our relationship has to be a secret because of his job! He’s a professional cat burglar.
scaredy-cat
a scaredy-cat
And what happened? Don't be a scaredy-cat, you don't have to be afraid of me saying something. So ... I think I’m in love! We walked and talked for hours.
a cat nap
a cat nap
I'm OK, I just got up from a cat nap. I'm exhausted because I got almost no sleep last night!
tenant
tenants
And we'd better check that the lease has good protections for us tenants.
couch potato
couch potato
I’ll be a coach potato with you, but no movie.or chess. Let’s binge watch the TV series our friends were talking about. PLEASE!
cost an arm and a leg
cost an arm and a leg
No way, movie theaters cost an arm and a leg. Two tickets and a snack could be over $40. It's crazy!
growl
growling
Well my stomach's been growling for the last hour. I’m not a pig like you (haha) but sure, I’m up for trying that new place.
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