| A | B |
|---|
| manufacturing company | a company that produces god in large numbers, especially a factory using machines |
| a clerical worker | a person who does general office work |
| a mortgage | the money borrowed from a bank to buy a house, apartment, or land that is repaid over time |
| spectator sports | popular sports activities that are watched by large crowds, such as baseball, football, and soccer |
| to eat out | to have a meal in a restaurant |
| environment | the natural world (air, water, plants, and animals) outside towns and cities |
| environmentalist | a person who tries to protect the environment from being damaged by human activities |
| to split the bill | to share the cost of the bill by paying equal amounts (often done in restaurants) |
| to behave | to act in a particular way |
| to misbehave | to behave badly |
| to tolerate | to be able to bear something unpleasant or annoying |
| to irritate | to annoy |
| tough | difficult |
| to head (in a direction) | to move (in a direction) |
| to head off to (school) | here, to leave home to go to (college) |
| midday | around 12 : 00 in the afternoon |
| to hang out | to spend a lot of time in a place [informal] |
| peer pressure | the strong influence of a group on members of that group to behave as everyone else does [often used when describing the behavior of teenagers] |
| to do one’s own thing | to do what you want to do (without concern for others’ approval) |
| to think for oneself | to make your own decisions |
| to get along with (someone) | to enjoy someone’s company |
| decent | good, acceptable |
| core | basic or most important |
| to cross your eyes | to position your eyes so they look at each other |
| to make your bed | to straighten your bedcovers after you have slept in them |
| a helping of food | a single serving or portion |
| to give up (something) | to stop doing or having (something) |
| to give up your seat | to offer your seat to another person [often used to describe behavior on buses or trains] |
| needier | more in need of something than you are [often refers to a person who is poorer or weaker than average] |
