Apartment Hassle
Hey, what are you up to today? Any exciting ideas for the afternoon?
disembark
disembarking
Finally the plane has arrived. Passengers are disembarking -- only a few steps to the terminal.
tenant
tenants
My building has other tenants, but I don’t know them well.
garden bed
Each plant has its own place in the garden bed.
straps
The dancer's outfit has long black straps.
buttons
buttons
Joe's jacket has shiny brass buttons.
garden bed
garden beds
Dana arranges her garden beds so that each plant has enough room to grow.
tall
My friend is very tall. He has to be careful not to bump his head!
social
My brother is very social. He has no problem making new friends.
pretty
My friend Emma has a very pretty smile.
make a return
"Hi, I want to make a return. The phone I bought from you has a broken screen."
flood
The flood has damaged many houses. Most people won't be able to return until the water goes down.
drought
I hope it rains soon! This drought has lasted for so long that some of the animals are dying.
social
My workplace sometimes has social events to help employees relax and get to know each other better.
ferret
My friend has a pet ferret. I think it's pretty cute, as long as he holds it!
dearest
My iPod is my dearest possession. It has my entire music collection on it.
mean
Anya has upset Mina by saying something very mean about her.
fast
A lion has to be fast to catch his dinner.
curly
Tom has curly brown hair.
blue
My cat has beautiful blue eyes.
hazel
My girlfriend has beautiful hazel eyes.
sour
turned sour
Gary and Joy might break up soon. Their relationship has turned sour.
have a jump on
has a jump over
Aly has a jump over the others in the cooking competition because her Mom is a famous chef.
down the drain
In college I used to like to come to this diner, but since then their food has really gone down the drain.
have a clean slate
has a clean slate
Jordan has a clean slate at her new job. She's a terrific employee!
cover charge
Let's go somewhere else, this place has a $10 cover charge.
have two strikes against
has two strikes against him
Micah needs to pay attention in class. He already has two strikes against him and the teacher is watching him carefully.
make a splash
made a splash
The young star soccer player has really made a splash in his first year. He's the best scorer in the league!
break with
broke with
Our family usually has turkey for Thanksgiving, but this year we broke with tradition and ate fish.
stick out
sticks out
My friend Fiona has long, fiery red hair. She really sticks out in a crowd!
zero gravity
He has been allowed only 7 kg of luggage, a dictaphone, two pens designed to work in zero gravity, three cameras and nine CDs – among them songs from the Beatles and Andrea Bocelli, the blind Italian tenor.
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