Page 91 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

mega- (prefix) extremely, e.g. mega-
suit (n) respectable person (wearing a
richlfa mous/store/sta r
suit)
minder celebrity's bodyguard
swe at (n) hard wark: 'Cleaning
motor-mouth sameone who talks ali
windows is a real sweat.'
the time
Also: no sweat: 'No problem.'
name ot the game the nature of the
tacky cheap, badly-made,
over-sentimental
business, the basic purpose ar reason
nerd foolish, boring person
throw a wobbly to over-react
oft one's trolley mad, crazy
trash (v) to speak contemptuously of
on the bali alert, efficient
up the creek in trouble
on your bike! Go! Get on wit h iti
wallya foolish, stupid person
party pooper unsociable person
what's with ... ? What's wrong with ... ?
phoney false, not genuine
wicked excellent, enjoyable
play it by ear make decisions
wimp boring, weak person
depending on what happens: 'Our plans wind up (n/v) irritation ar
depend on the weather. We'll play annoyance/to irritate ar annoy: 'Are you
everything by ear.'
trying to wind me up?'
plus and, in addition
you name it the speaker ar subject has
rap (v/n) talk
seen/done etc. everything you can
reckon think: 'I reckon it'1I rain saon.'
name: 'I've dane all kinds of jobs. You
role model an example to others name it (and I've dane it).'
seriously extremely, e.g. seriously rich, yuppie (n/adj) young urban
seriously drunk, seriously famous professional person (and attitudes,
shoot the breeze chat
lifestyle etc.)
sleaze corruption, squalor
zilch nothing: 'What did you buy in the
state ot the art the very best, latest
sales?' 'Zilch - everything was still too
(esp. technology)
expensive.'
straight heterosexual

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