II. Explain in English the meaning of the words and phrases given below and use them in the sentences of your own.

to buff one's skin – 108

to champ at the bit – 109

credit health insurance – 110

kelly green – 110

NYU – 112

a midget – 113

a flapper outfit – 114

to be in a snit – 114

to go awry – 115

to sport a mullet – 117

to be downright verbose – 117

to drown out a 747 – 119

to be blotto – 120

randy – 122

jittery / atwitter – 122

standing plans – 127

to ring off the hook (about the phone) – 131

to plug sth – 132

a roving clown – 135

to gallivant about with sb – 136

to bandy about – 136

to knock sth off – 137

du jour – 140

PR maven-in-training – 142

BumbleBee – 143

Filofax – 148

to piece together a few security and bartending gigs – 151

III. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. Who did Penelope meet at Sanctuary?

2. Describe Bette's second meeting with Phillip.

3. What kind of conversation did Bette and Penelope have the following day?

4. Under what project were Kelly & Company working?

5. Under what circumstances did Bette meet Sammy again?

Task 5 (Chapter 13 – 14)

I. Translate the following words and expressions and recall the situations from the text in which they are used.

to accost sb – 157

to stake out sb's flat (apartment) – 158

a heavy cream vellum – 159

to flake – 160

to write a pandering line – 162

to pad sb's coffers – 164

a wedding band (ring) – 165

unrequited crush – 166

to soothe one's jangled nerves – 166

to bang on – 167

I don't know what got into me – 169

to maintain some semblance of cool – 169

a primary liaison – 169

Duty calls – 170

to become a bit passé – 170

a frat boy-style black leather couch – 172

to say sth asinine – 173

to cab sb home – 174

to lack dewy-faced contentment – 175

to look haggard – 177

to take a full-stalk approach – 177

to have a field day – 179

to compromise on a high-end chain – 179

to snicker – 181

II. Explain in English the meaning of the words and phrases given below and use them in the sentences of your own.

an interim conversation – 157

a delivery glitch – 158

to get sloshed – 159

a backhanded compliment – 161

a tiff – 162

to swat sb on the shoulder – 164

a fair game – 165

up to par – 166

to call at the most inopportune times – 166

a walking basket case – 166

to be out of line – 169

a ditty – 170

public antics – 170

piè ce de ré sistance – 172

a penchant for sth – 174

a very ADHD person – 174

palazzo pants / bell-bottoms – 174 / 182

to be incapacitated – 174

a pantsuit (trouser suit) – 176

a maî tre d' – 176

to pull rank – 178

to rally to do sth – 179

to be adamant – 180

to flip up the screen on one's helmet – 181

III. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. What surprise waited for Bette at home after Starbucks?

2. Who phoned Bette when she was at her uncle's? Describe the conversation.

3. Who did Bette meet while walking with Millington?

4. What happened at Penelope's going-away dinner?

Task 6 (Chapter 15 – 18)