Le livre Street Talk 3 - A Closer Look: Lesson 11

casual, light, and often trivial conversation, typically about non-essential topics

the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

the noise made by a bell

used to refer to someone who is very healthy and in good physical condition

to make an abrupt change of opinion or policy, especially in an exchange with the opposing one

baby talk used to make a baby laugh or react playfully

the sound of metallic objects clinking together

someone obsessed with something

a group of people who are considered low-class or undesirable

used to suggest that someone or something has fully recovered or is in good working condition

a piece of playground equipment made of a long flat piece of wood or iron balanced in the middle, on each side of which children sit to take a turn going up and down

a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end