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Self-Improvement

The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
Occupations
car detailer
fortune teller
genealogist
headhunter
hypnotherapist
interior designer
party planner
personal shopper
photographer

Other
advice
bookstore
celebration
ceremony
chat room
checkup
clothing
commuter
concentration
dating service
decoration
dress
fingernail
fitness
fortune
gas station
grocery
habit
history
horoscope
hypnosis
level
(shopping) mall
marriage
meal
meditation
memory
muscle
night
palm
personal ad
phone book
photo
sandwich
shyness
smoke
soda
stomach
swimming pool
temper
vending machine
watch
wife
Pronouns
mine

Adjectives
Feelings
frustrated
happy
tired

Other
active
future
medical
professional
psychological
reasonable
single

Verbs
argue
check (out)
clean
control
deliver
exercise
get (in shape)
list
organize
overcome
overeat
polish
predict
push (oneself)
quit
relax
serve
trace
train
treat

Adverb
socially

Prepositions
a (minute)
by (television)
for ($3.75)
over (the [tele]phone)

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EXPRESSIONS

Talking about things you need to have done
Do you know where I can have someone . . . ?
    You can have . . . ./You can get . . . to . . . .
Do you know where I can have . . . ?
    You can have/get . . . .

Asking for and giving advice
What can I do?
    What about . . . ?
    Have you thought about . . . ?
    Why don't you . . . ?
    Maybe you could . . . .
    One thing you could do is (to) . . . .
    It might be a good idea to . . . .

Replying to advice
That's not a bad idea.
Actually, I've tried that.

Urging someone to do something
Come on.

Expressing frustration
This has got to stop!

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