F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

fingers crossed-to hope strongly that something will happen:
E.g.: We’re keeping our fingers crossed that he’ll be healthy again very soon.

break a leg– used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance

raining cats and dogs-to rain very heavily:
E.g.: Don’t forget to take your umbrella – it’s raining cats and dogs out there.

theatre (n): 1-a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity:
E.g.: Please exit the theatre by the side doors.
E.g.: I’d far rather go to the theatre than watch a video.

eunuch (n): 1-a man who has had his testicles removed.
E.g.: The eunuch Li has been told earnestly to find out the truth and nothing but the truth.

puberty (n): 1-the stage in people’s lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children:
E.g.: At puberty, pubic hair develops and girls begin to menstruate.

hormone (n): 1-any of various chemicals made by living cells that influence the development, growth, sex, etc. of an animal and are carried around the body in the blood:
E.g.: male and female hormones
E.g.: growth hormones