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City Beat Dreams
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| get on one’s nerves | to become extremely annoying to someone |
| get off my case | to stop criticizing someone or telling someone what to do |
| apartment | a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling |
| tense | feeling an emotional or mental strain; anxious and stressed |
| college | an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree |
| fire escape | a stairway that provides a way of escape from a building in case of fire |
| acrobat | one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body |
| spin | to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle |
| beat | the pronounced rhythm that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock) |
| split | an action or position in which a person's legs are extended in a straight line and in opposite directions |
| handstand | an act of supporting the body on the hands with the trunk and legs balanced in the air |
| pattern | an artistic |
| popular | commonly liked or approved |
| matter | to be of importance |
| suppose (supposed) | to hold as an opinion |
| scholarship | a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation) |
| trouble | a state or condition of distress |
| bug (bugs) | to bother; to annoy |
| daydream (daydreaming) | to think pleasant and usually wishful thoughts while awake |
| museum | a building in which objects of interest or value are displayed |
| pole | a long straight thin piece of material (as wood or metal) |
| excitement | a feeling of great enthusiasm and interest; the state of being excited |
| exhibit | an article or collection shown in an exhibition |
| planetarium | a building in which there is a device for projecting the images of heavenly bodies on a ceiling shaped like a dome |
| audience | a group that listens or watches (as at a play or concert) |
| twirl | to turn or cause to turn rapidly |
| chicken out | to decide not to do something because one is afraid |
| instruction | a specific rule or command |
| quit | to leave or stop doing something |
| motion (motioning) | to signal by a movement or gesture |
| trudge | to walk with great effort; to step heavily |
| flier | a printed sheet containing information or advertising that is given to many people |
| bound | boundary; something that limits or restrains |
| mutter | to speak in a low voice with lips partly closed |
| slouch | to walk |
| contest | competition |
| commercial | an advertisement broadcast on radio or television |
| moan | to let out a long |
| stare (stares) | to look at hard and long often with wide-open eyes |
| somersault | to make a complete turn by bringing the feet over the head |
| barge | to suddenly intrude |
| conversation | a talk between two or more people; the act of talking |
| representative | a person who acts for others |
| improve | to make or become better |
| pivot (pivoting) | to turn on or as if on a pivot; turn around on a central point |
| cartwheel | a handspring made to the side with arms and legs sticking out |
| creep | to move or advance slowly, timidly, or quietly |
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