Small Talk
person you don't know really well; Bekanntschaft
acquaintance
pendeln
to commute
Zufall
coincidence
an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc.; Versicherung
insurance
eingeschüchtert
intimidated
dull
to lose consciousness; ohnmächtig werden
to pass out
what is the difference between theme & topic
theme: rarely used, only for books/movies/music
topic: most commonly used, everything else
(phrasal verb) to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by that group; hineinpassen
to fit in
to do any type of paperwork: filling in forms, filing things in cabinets, etc. Papierkram erledigen
to do admin
eine Straftat begehen
to commit a crime
(phrasal verb) to brag; angeben
to show off
to not get upset by criticism, rejection or failure; eine dickes Fell haben
to have a thick skin
unbefristeter Vertrag
permanent contract
sich an die Regeln halten
to abide by the rules
entspannen, abschalten
to unwind
(adj.) unreliable; unverbindlich, unzuverlässig
flaky
abwechslungsreich
varied
Give an example sentence each:
- Past Continuous
- Past Perfect
Past Continuous: I was falling asleep when the phone rang.
Past Perfect: I thought I had already turned off my phone.
Give an example each:
- one subject question
- one object question
subject question: Who called?
object question: Who did you call?