English Recordings

Quit prevaricating and tell me what really happened.

Maura is the quintessence of kindness.

Seeing Chuck wiping his mouth with his sleeve, Maribel realized she was attending her prom with a classic boor.

The enormity of Jeffrey Dahmer's crimes will never be forgotten.

The renegade soldier decided to join the guerilla fighters.

The students sat at the edge of their seats as they listened to the denouement of the story.

peccadillo
Don't make such a big deal out of a little peccadillo.

encroach
I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.

pass the baton
He passed the baton to his brother after retiring from the family's company.

purloin
The thief purloined a sculpture worth thousands of dollars.

The report absolves the pilot from any blame for the crash.

Skilled sales professionals know how to effectively woo customers.

He wore his hat at a rakish angle.

Using words as weapons, the well-spoken iconoclast challenged religious hypocrisy wherever she found it.

"You're cutting it awfully close."

Situation:

Your brother has been visiting you, and now he's about to fly back home. His flight is leaving in less than two hours, but he hasn't left your house yet. You're worried that he'll miss his flight, so you say this.