Weekly Newspaper #9

MONDAY

burnout — /ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/ — the mental and physical condition of having no energy left, or becoming sick after a period of very hard work
a maiden name — the original family name of a married woman who uses her husband’s family name instead
a warrior —/ˈwɔriər/ — someone involved in a fight or argument
doable — /ˈduəb(ə)l/— able to be done
unpalatable —/ʌnˈpælətəb(ə)l/ — unpleasant to think about or accept

TUESDAY

expenses — money that you spend as part of your job that your employer later gives back to you
an appetizer — /ˈæpəˌtaɪzər/ — a food that you eat before the main part of a meal
to brag about — /bræɡ/— to talk about your achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people

to look out for someone — to take care of someone and make sure that they are treated well
under someone’s thumb — completely controlled by someone else
to get wind of something — to find out about something secret or private

She is an old bat of a woman.
What’s been done cannot be undone.

WEDNESDAY

profuse —/prəˈfjus/ — existing or being produced in large amounts

to pout —/paʊt/ — to show that you are angry or annoyed by pushing out your lips, especially your lower lip

And here is this lovely song from The Sound of Music (it really helps to remember the notes in English):

FRIDAY

a droplet — /ˈdrɑplət/— a very small drop of liquid
a parlor — — a name used by some businesses for the store or room where they do their business
an hourglass — /ˈaʊrˌɡlæs/— a glass container that uses sand to measure one hour
an hourglass figure — the shape of a woman’s body if she has a small waist and large breasts and hips

oppressive — /əˈpresɪv/— something that is oppressive makes you feel very worried or unhappy

to utter — /ˈʌtər/ — to say something
to gnaw —/nɔ/ — to keep biting something
to crack(pop) your knuckles — to deliberately pull your fingers so that they make a short loud sound
to spill smth on/over smn/smth — to accidentally pour a liquid out of its container

It’s high time that…(=used for saying that something should be done soon, because it is already past the time when it should have been done)
Don’t hold your breath. (=used for telling someone not to expect something to happen because it probably will not)