Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

I have a crush on him / I’m crushing on him

he had a good upbringing – good parents, education, etc

interested in him / into him

lobby / ground floor of a hotel

elevator – dian ti – because it’s shaped like an l so ELevator
lavatory – bathroom 

stop /prevent the door closing

too forward / direct
eg. I don’t want to be too forward with him

social distancing
eg. they removed half the chairs in order to socially distance

gentlemanly – like a gentleman 
gentle – soft in the way you touch / hold / do sth

engaged / focused
eg. he was really engaged when someone was talking to him / he engages with everyone really well

i needed an excuse to get his contact details 

chaperone – “shap per rone” – sb who accompanies 2 people on a date to make sure everything is ok

he leaned down to the kid / he got on the kids level

he picks up on it
eg. he picks up on the hints I’m giving

get settled – to get comfortable, used to your situation, prepared to go on

sea-change – a whole new life direction
eg. I’m ready for a sea-change

good age gap
eg. there’s a good age gap between you guys

it was an open invitation

how could you forget dinner with such a cute girl like me / with a cutie pie like me?

“expectations are the killer of joy”

mutual connection / feelings
eg. we had mutual feelings for each other

I almost lost my voice / my voice was husky / croaky 

Grammar

you can see those things on other people – in 

I have some updates for you

he has a good impression on me – of me

I do afraid of it – I am afraid of it

we will separate into 2 groups – 1 group becomes 2

I sat across from him / I was across from him

we have half the chairs we had before