VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

the inside (ADJ) pocket (ADJ) fabric (N.) was not locked/hemmed

I didn’t sleep well

tossing and turning all night

we set the color range,

there’s a big range of brown shades

we set the range of brown shades for utensils

we set an acceptable range of shades for that color.

toss – throw or throw away

eg: Can you toss this bag for me?

eg: I think we need to toss out that idea. / toss that idea out

spectrum – the range of things from one end to the other end.

eg: Only a small spectrum of shades is acceptable for the products. We can’t have dark and light brown for the same product.

shade – the lightness and darkness of the color

eg: This shade of brown is nice, it matches the bamboo wood grain.

hem – A single piece of fabric, fold the edge and sew it, so the ends don’t fray

eg: Maybe it wasn’t hemmed right.

fray (V.) – fibers come out of the ends

eg: The inside of the pockets start to fray after being washed.

the inside (ADJ) pocket (ADJ) fabric (N.) was not locked/hemmed

suggestion: Ask native-speakers if that phrase can be separated or not.

Can toss out be separated?

Toss that idea out? or Toss out that idea?

back down – to give up on a challenge, idea or threat

eg: I knew he wouldn’t go through with the challenge to beat the boss at drinking games. It was probably a good idea for him to back down.

eg: Do you think they will back down? Is it just an empty threat?

heads up (N.) – warning or notice, something is coming

eg: I just wanna give you a heads up, the deadline has been moved up to tomorrow.

eg: OK, thanks for the heads up.

eg: I just wanna give you a heads up about our order requirements. Since they have changed recently.