F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Vocabulary

I creeped on his phone / I hacked into his phone / I opened his phone stealthily

flex time / flexible time / 

to sense something / 

manipulate / manipulative  /

I would never steer you in the wrong direction / 

to steer / to take the wheel of a car and drive in any direction you want – this is to control the direction of a car

don’t have you best interests at heart / don’t have your best interests in mind

entrepreneurs / ä¼ä¸šå®¶Â 

lukewarm / not hot and not cold and therefore not pleasurable or delicious / adj

e.g. No one likes to be served a cup of coffee that’s just room temperature – they either want it hot or cold – never lukewarm.

e.g. I’m a little lukewarm about my company.

e.g. I have lukewarm feelings about working for my company.

physical labor / working with your hands

mental labor / working with your mind

spiritual / your religious life or your religious values

e.g. My spiritual life is far above any petty material concerns I have.

petty / small, insignificant 

e.g. Usually when children are small they will commit a petty crime like stealing candy from a store.

e.g. The girls at the office are really petty – they only care about stupid rumors that aren’t important.

e.g. Don’t be so petty; you should focus on significant issues – don’t make a big deal about little things.

to acquire 

I know what you’re all about / I know what makes you tick / I know who you are as a person / I know what motivates you as a person

to select / selective / adj / to be very picky or choosy or to carefully select 

e.g. When I work with schools, I am very selective with who I choose to work with. I won’t work with just anybody. I am selective. I only want the best I look for specific qualities.

e.g. The scarf from Gucci is a select item in their store – it’s special and it’s chosen and it’s very unique from all the other scarves.

e.g. Employers are selective when it comes to choosing new employees.

Grammar

some people I note / some people I know / some people I notice

I means / I mean

so you have many chance / so you have many chances 

do you heard / did you hear

this style of work is a happiness / makes me happy / this is fulfilling work

more harder / harder 

someone choose to be a freelance / some people choose to freelance / some people choose to be freelancers 

not very like not very hate / I don’t like it very much I also dont love it either / I dont love it but I dont hate it either