Small Talk (Vocabulary in the context and pronounce)
You get STUCK talking to someone who seems OK to begin with, but then turns out to be a complete bore.
Stuck (v. Past simple and past participle of stick. BE UNABLE TO MOVE): to be fixed in position and unable to move.
Have you tried AUBERGINE dip?
Aubergine (noun/ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/): an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked. Dip (noun. LIQUID): a cold, thick sauce that you eat by dipping pieces of uncooked vegetable or biscuits, etc. into it.
I never BOTHER looking in places like that.
Bother (v./ˈbɒð.ər/WORRY): to make someone feel worried or upset.
It got quite wild! The police had to come and BREAK IT UP in the end because it was getting a bit out of hand.
Break someone up (phrasal verb with break verb): to end, or to end something.
We threw a surprise party for my mum's 50th. She didn't have a clue! She BURST INTO TEARS when she saw everyone.
Burst into tears (idiom): to start to cry.
Sorry, but I couldn't HELP overhearing. Did you say you've just come back from Acra?
Can't/Couldn't help (verb. STOP YOURSELF): If you can't/couldn't help something, such as acting in a particular way or making a particular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it.
This guy kept trying to CHAT ME UP and in the end I had to tell him to get lost. It was really awkward.
Chat up (phrasal verb): to talk informally with someone, such as someone one is attracted to.
I thought I was going to FALL ASLEEP at one point there.
Fall asleep (phrasal verb): to start to sleep.
They set up a marquee in the garden and had a band playing in there. They must've spent a FORTUNE on it.
Fortune (/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/WEALTHY): a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.
This guy kept trying to chat me up and in the end I had to tell him to GET LOST. It was really awkward.
Get lost (idiom/informal): used in speech as rude or angry way to tell someone to go away.
I felt a bit sorry for her, because hardly anyone turned up and she'd prepared loads of food, which all just WENT TO WASTE.
Go to waste (idiom): to not be used, to be wasted.
I must just go and GRAB her.
Grab (v.): to take or take hold of something or someone suddenly.
I've got a friend who's maybe your HEIGHT and she's always moaning about it as well.
Height (noun/haɪt/): the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall.
You don't the HOST or anyone else apart from your friend.
Host (noun/PERSON WITH GUESTS): someone who has guests.
For sure. It's attracting a huge amount of INWARD investment.
Inward (adj./ˈɪn.wəd/.INSIDE): on or towards the inside.
Do you mind if I JOIN you?
Join (v./dʒɔɪn/DO TOGETHER): to get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group.
I was invited to a wedding reception, but I hardly knew anyone there and no-one really talked to me, so I felt a bit LEFT OUT.
Leave out (phrasal verb with leave): to not include or mention (someone or something).
I feel a bit LEFT OUT.
Leave somebody or something out (phrasal verb with leave verb): to not include someone or something (excluído).
They set up a MARQUEE in the garden and had a band playing in there. They must've spent a fortune on it.
Marquee (noun//mɑːˈkiː/TENT): a large tent used for eating and drinking in at events held mainly outside that involved a lot of people.
MIND YOU, It's so difficult getting stuff in my size.
Mind you (idiom): used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood. Often used in British without you (as the Portuguese phrase 'Veja bem').
It got quite wild! The police had to come and break it up in the end because it was getting a bit OUT OF HAND.
Out of hand (idiom): out of control, uncontrolled.
Sorry, but I couldn't help OVERHEARING. Did you say you've just come back from Acra?
Overhearing (overhear v. + -ing/ˌō-vər-ˈhir-iŋ/): to hear without the speaker's knowledge or intention.
I'm afraid so/not.
Polite way to say yes/not.
I've not given aubergines a PROPER chance.
Proper (adj.REAL): real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct.
You get bored during a lecture and SNEAK out.
Sneak (V./sniːk/. MOVE SECRETLY): to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly.
I was over there SORTING THAT OUT.
Sort out something (phrasal verb with sort verb/sɔrt/): to deal successfully with a problem or a situation (It's similar the Portuguese verb 'resolver').
I actually picked up in a second-hand clothes STALL.
Stall (noun/stɔːl/SHOP): a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place.
Although STRICTLY speaking, of course, they're technically a fruit.
Strictly (adv./ˈstrɪkt.li/): exactly or correctly.
It was so STUFFY in there, wasn't it? You could hardly breathe.
Stuffy (adj./ˈstʌf.i/): A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air.
You get stuck talking to someone who seems OK to begin with, but then TURNS OUT to be a complete bore.
Turn out (phrasal verb with turn verb): to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one.
I felt a bit sorry for her, because hardly anyone TURNED UP and she'd prepared loads of food, which all just went to waste.
Turn up (phrasal verb with turn verb): appear, come, show up, arrive, get in.
The person WHOSE party this is.
Whose (pronoun, determiner): used especially in questions when asking about which person owns or is responsible for something.