50% off ---- discount
a couple of times ---- twice
a little after ten ----just past ten o’clock
a waste of money ----not worth the money
a week from today ----next week
a week from tomorrow ----in eight days
age ----era
agreement ----contract
ahead of time ----in advance
any day now ----soon
anything but poor ----rich // has a lot of money
apply for a loan ----borrow money
approach sb ----talk to sb
around ----nearby
ask for a refund ----get money back
astonished ----surprised
backpack ----knapsack
be crowded ----be well-attended
be done ----complete
be free ----not busy
be in one ear and out the other ----doesn’t listen
be onto something ----promising
be overwhelmed with ----be busy with
beach ----seashore
best score ----perfect grade
beyond sb. ----not understand
big sale ----discount
book ----reserve
boring ----uninteresting
borrow ----lend
breathe ----air pollution
brighten one’s spirits ----make one feel better
broke ----no money
budget ----money // price
bump into ----meet // see
buy ----purchased
by and by ----in a short while
by leaps and bounds ----quickly
cake // apple pie ----dessert
can hardly wait to do ----look forward to doing // can’t wait to do // be anxious to do
can’t fit it in ----too busy
can’t get away with that ----will get into trouble
can’t put the book down ----the book is interesting
can’t recognize ----looks different
can’t stick around ----have to go
can’t turn down an offer ----be eager to go
carry out the plan ----implement the plan
casual ----informally
change ----money
change of pace ----diversion
charge ----pay // fine
check ----ask
check it out ----find out
cheerful ----happy
chop down ----cut down
