Vocabulary - Pablo Q.

Word/Phrase	Definition	Example
chauffeur	A chauffeur is an individual who operates any self-propelled vehicle (automobile) for a profession. While the term may refer to anybody who drives for a living, it usually implies a driver of an elegant passenger vehicle such as a horse-drawn carriage, luxury sedan, motor coach, or especially a limousine; those who operate non-passenger vehicles are generally referred to as "drivers" (as in bus drivers and truck drivers).	The chauffeur alway comes late. I can't tolerated this! I'm paying for this limousine service. (From the point of view of rich people)
commune	A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become important core principles for many communes.	a communist commune
crockery	Dishware is the general term for the dishes used in serving, and eating food, including plates and bowls. Dinnerware is a synonym, especially meaning a set of dishes, including serving pieces.	a stack of dirty crockery
crook	A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.	People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
deep	# relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep ... # marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory" # very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" # extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness" # bass: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" # strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" # relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow" # extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" # thick: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" # large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" # with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" # deeply: to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" # the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" # cryptic: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors ... # to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"	The swimming pool has a deep end and a shallow end for kids.
do up	+ Close or fasten clothes, etc. + Repair and renovate	+You must DO UP your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now. +It took them six months to DO UP the house before they could actually move in.
forgery	criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud	The painting was a very clever forgery.
get-together	1. A meeting. 2. A casual social gathering.	a family get-together
glamorous	attractive or fascinating	On television, she looks so glamorous.
glance	Noun a quick look Verb [glancing, glanced] 1. to look quickly at something 2. to be deflected off an object at an oblique angle: the ball glanced off a spectator [Middle English glacen to strike obliquely] glancing adj	He gave her a quick glance and smiled.
handcuffs	n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. hand·cuffed, hand·cuff·ing, hand·cuffs 1. To restrain with or as if with handcuffs. 2. To render ineffective or impotent. See Synonyms at hamper1.	They put handcuffs on the two men and led them away.
it's pouring rain	To rain hard or heavily.	It's pouring rain here tonight
it's raining cats and dogs	Idiomatic expressions for heavy rain	It's raining cats and dogs
jealousy	n. pl. jeal·ous·ies 1. A jealous attitude or disposition. 2. Close vigilance.	He quickly discovered the petty jealousies and gossip of village life.
nap	n. A brief sleep, often during the day. intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps 1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze. 2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.	I usually take a nap after lunch.
pop in	Visit for a short time	He POPPED IN for a coffee on his way home.
puddle	n. 1. a. A small pool of water, especially rainwater. b. A small pool of a liquid. 2. A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry. v. pud·dled, pud·dling, pud·dles v.tr. 1. To make muddy. 2. To work (clay or sand) into a thick watertight paste. 3. To process (impure metal) by puddling. v.intr. To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.	He had fallen asleep, his head resting in a puddle of beer.
rendezvous	n. pl. ren·dez·vous (-vz) 1. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. See Synonyms at engagement. 2. A prearranged meeting place, especially an assembly point for troops or ships. 3. A popular gathering place: The café is a favorite rendezvous for artists. 4. Aerospace The process of bringing two spacecraft together. tr. & intr.v. ren·dez·voused (-vd), ren·dez·vous·ing (-vng), ren·dez·vous (-vz) To bring or come together at a rendezvous.	He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.
shallow	adj. shal·low·er, shal·low·est 1. Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth. 2. Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge: "This is a shallow parody of America" Lloyd Rose. 3. Marked by insufficient inhalation of air; weak: shallow respirations. 4. In the part of a playing area that is closer to home plate: shallow left field. n. A part of a body of water of little depth; a shoal. Often used in the plural: abandoned the boat in the shallows. tr. & intr.v. shal·lowed, shal·low·ing, shal·lows To make or become shallow.	Place the meat in a shallow dish.
slip your mind	if something slips your mind, you forget it	I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind.
snob	someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class - used to show disapproval	I don't want to sound like a snob, but I thought she was vulgar.
tense	a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen	Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
the heavens are opening
theft	the crime of stealing	Car theft is on the increase.
thief/thieves	someone who steals things from another person or place	Thieves broke into the offices and stole $150,000's worth of computer equipment.
Time heals all woulds	Negative feelings eventually erode away.
to back out of st	Fail to keep an arrangement or promise	He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister
to be through with sb/st	+to have finished doing something or using something +to no longer be having a relationship with someone	I'm not through just yet - I should be finished in an hour. Are you through with the computer yet? That's it! Simon and I are through. I'm through with you!
to frame sb	to surround something with something else so that it looks attractive or can be seen clearly	Sarah's face was framed by her long dark hair. [Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM] She stood there, framed against the doorway.
to nod off (to fall asleep)	to fall asleep usually unintentionally.	I often nod off in class. The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished.
to pull an all-nighter	When you stay up all night for any purpose, to hang out, have sex, study, go online, drive, or any other activity	"We pulled an all-nighter in town last summer"
to steal vs rob	(steal) to take something that belongs to someone else (rob) transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to take the contents of (a receptacle) c: to take away as loot : steal 2 a: to deprive of something due, expected, or desired b: to withhold unjustly or injuriouslyintransitive verb: to commit robbery	+Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash. +They killed four policemen while robbing a bank. +A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.
wretched	if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad that you have done	Guy felt wretched about it now.