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Apr 2013

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14 - Distress

REALLIFE ENGLISH

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Words to Know

Laundry - cleaning your dirty clothes
Sin - an immoral act
Craving - a powerful desire for something
Gross - unattractive, disgusting, ugly
Plastered - very drunk
Posh - upperclass, elegant. (British English)
Mischief - harm or trouble caused by someon
Mayhem - violent or damaging disorder or chaos
Big deal - something important
Aight - a slang way to say "alright"
Daydream - a series of pleasant thoughts that distract's your attention.

News

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Shout Outs

Thank you Fabio Costa for the iTunes review
Alex Rivera, El Salvador ‏@alexrivera210
David Wale Soto ‏@dwale20
Irina Gruzdeva, Russia ‏@gruirkonst

Questions

The difference between "will" and "won't" by @AhlamAlfaify from Saudi Arabia

Expressions

Looking over your shoulder
Up in arms
Get your knickers in a twist/get your panties in a bunch
To have a go at someone
Something on your mind

Joke

Pain in the ass - A small irriation

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Song

Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello

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