amateur
/ˈæməˌtɝ/, /ˈæməˌtʃɝ/
adjectivedone for recreation, not as an occupation
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1. Are you amateur?
2. I'm amateur.
3. I meant proper amateur!
4. Amateurs can do it also.
5. - Amateur gamers playing this game.
to snorkel
/ˈsnɔɹkəɫ/
verbto swim under water with a hollow tube called snorkel through which one can breathe
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1. But her tail is a snorkel.
2. These are two children's snorkels.
3. - Yep, the snorkel does.
4. Snorkels have existed in one form or another since 3000 BC.
5. Snorkel tours, dive tours, tours to the ruins -
to wade
/ˈweɪd/
verbto walk in shallow water
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1. This will wade up to 36 inches, this car.
2. So Wade wrote one.
3. Next, Wade wrote a page about Susan Goldberg.
4. People wade through law all day long.
5. You have to wade your way through.
ballroom dancing
/bˈɔːlɹuːm dˈænsɪŋ/
nouna type of dance that involves two people using special movements and fixed steps, such as the waltz or tango
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binge watching
noun
the act or hobby of watching several episodes of a TV series one after another without a long break
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boating
/ˈboʊtɪŋ/
nounthe activity of traveling in a boat for recreation
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bodybuilding
/bˈɑːdɪbˌɪldɪŋ/
nounthe sport or activity of regularly exercising to develop stronger and larger muscles
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1. Arnie boomed off bodybuilding, full stop.
2. Your source is a bodybuilding forum?
3. A year later, he stunned the bodybuilding world with his comeback at the Mr. Olympia competition in Australia.
4. Bodybuilding requires broad shoulders, a narrow waist, as well as long muscle bellies at the highest level of competition.
5. Bodybuilding competitions do not test for steroids.
brewing
/ˈbɹuɪŋ/
nounthe business or activity of making beer
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1. On the morning of the 21st of January, the troops of the Gazelle Force were taking a break, brewing tea in the gorge of Keru.
2. So your brewing method usually dictates the coarseness of your coffee.
3. But brewing was hard work.
4. I have no brewing experience.
5. They have no brewing experience.
bungee jumping
/bˈʌndʒiː dʒˈʌmpɪŋ/
nounan activity in which someone jumps from a very high place with a rubber cord tied around their ankles
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flower arranging
/flˈaʊɚɹ ɐɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
nounthe skill of attractively arranging cut flowers
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1. In the East, Philosophy has taught its lessons via tea drinking ceremonies, walks in bamboo forests, contemplations of rivers and ritualised flower arranging sessions.
2. The Japanese unique take on calligraphy, illustration, painting, flower arranging, garden design, poetry, theatre and clothing are admired globally, and have led to many Japanese words finding their way into English, including, bonsai, haiku, ikebana, kabuki, origami, geisha, kimono and karaoke.
3. You can use that foam for easy craft and flower arranging, something we've even used in our house.
4. Chinese monks in the sixth century C.E. brought the concept of flower arranging to Japan.
modeling
/ˈmɑdəˌɫɪŋ/, /ˈmɑdɫɪŋ/
nounthe practice of making something on a smaller scale
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1. So I do modeling.
2. Here's the modeling.
3. I like modeling.
4. - Modeling is always evolving.
5. Modeling is always changing.
palm reading
/pˈɑːm ɹˈiːdɪŋ/
nounthe act of seemingly telling someone about their character or future by looking at the palm of their hand
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parachuting
/ˈpɛɹəˌʃutɪŋ/
nounthe activity of jumping down from a flying plane with a parachute
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1. Did you have fun parachuting with us today?
2. Oh, no, that was a parachuting accident.
3. Now, I've done parachuting before - it's really frightening -
4. This is taking parachuting to greater heights by literally jumping from lower heights.
5. Try bungee jumping or parachuting!
sewing
/ˈsoʊɪŋ/
nounthe skill or practice of using a scissor, needle, thread, etc. to make or repair clothing
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1. 'Course in the '50s, girls were taught sewing.
2. The mother and her daughters were engaged in sewing.
3. Number five is succession sewing.
4. Sewing really works!
5. Sewing kit This thing is a real lifesaver for frequent travelers.
wine tasting
/wˈaɪn tˈeɪstɪŋ/
nounan event or occasion on which people gather to taste and compare different types of wine
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acrobatics
/ˌækɹəˈbætɪks/
nounspecial moves such as walking on a tight rope, swinging in the air using certain equipment, etc.
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1. A gymnast as well as a musician, LOFGREN incorporated ACROBATICS into videos and CONCERTS.
astrology
/əˈstɹɑɫədʒi/
nounthe study of the movements of stars and planets that are thought to affect people and the world
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1. - I love astrology!
2. Yup, astrology is a crazy thing.
3. Do you follow astrology religiously?
4. - I've always issued astrology.
5. But astrology really gets down to the nitty gritty.
aromatherapy
/əˌɹoʊməˈθɝəpi/
nouna type of treatment in which natural oils that smell sweet are rubbed on the body or their smell is breathed in to improve physical or mental health
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1. That smells like aromatherapy.
2. Aromatherapy uses natural plant extracts to promote health.
3. Aromatherapy products work through our sense of smell as well as our skin absorption.
4. Have you ever tried aromatherapy?
5. Take advantage of aromatherapy.
belly dance
/bˈɛli dˈæns/
nouna type of dance in which a woman performs quick movements with her hips and belly, originated in the Middle East
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1. Belly Dance Moves: Interior Hip Circles From: Irina Akulenko So now lets try interior hip circles.
bullfight
/ˈbʊɫˌfaɪt/
nouna public entertainment, particularly in Spain, in which someone fights a bull and usually kills it
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1. At that time, Ernst Haas was doing some really interesting studies with Olympic athletes and bullfights.
2. And that really is what enables the bullfight to go on.
3. A bullfight is three complex acts between several men and a bull.
4. He's gone to his last corrida, last bullfight.
5. And that really is what enables the bullfight to go on.
calligraphy
/kəˈɫɪɡɹəfi/
nounthe art of producing beautiful handwriting using special writing instruments such as a dip or brush pen
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1. There aren't really forgiving tools in calligraphy.
2. On the other hand, the calligraphy was beautiful.
3. - It's got calligraphy!
4. In calligraphy, stub or italic nibs are very popular.
5. A-M-A-N-D-A. Okay, I'll do my best calligraphy.
cosplay
/kˈɑːspleɪ/
nounthe activity of wearing a costume similar to that of a character from a movie, video game, or book
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1. Cosplay is the visible expression of one's fandom.
2. Cosplay is for everybody.
3. Cosplay is a form of theater.
4. Watchmen cosplay.
5. Some people enjoy cosplay every now and then.
DIY
/dˌiːˌaɪwˈaɪ/
nounthe act of repairing, making, or doing things by oneself instead of paying a professional to do them
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1. This old lady loves DIY.
2. DIY supplies are up 64 per cent.
3. DIY painting piggy banks.
4. DIY hacks are fun.
5. Every part of this is DIY.
dressage
/dɹɛˈsɑʒ/
nounspecial moves that a horse is trained to perform by receiving particular commands or body signals from its rider or a competition in which these moves are done
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1. He was a dressage show horse.
2. Dressage is a type of show riding where the horses are very highly trained.
3. Think things like fencing, dressage, tennis, skiing, et cetera.
4. Okay, so, what is dressage?
5. As you can see, dressage.
paintball
/ˈpeɪntˌbɑɫ/
nouna game in which players use special guns that shoot paint
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1. You're losing paintball every game.
2. We are going to put paintballs into the air box.
3. A really hard paintball that you find in these stores in these buckets.
4. At the same time, you can still play paintball sniper.
5. I've been playing paintball nearly 30 years.
parkour
/pˈɑːɹkɚ/
nounthe sport or activity of moving through an area, particularly an urban area, by running, jumping, and climbing over, under, or around different obstacles
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1. Performing parkour.
2. Performing parkour.
3. We got parkour happening. -
4. This young man is doing parkour.
5. David’s friend, Sebastien Foucan, even performed parkour in the James Bond film, Casino Royale.
sudoku
/sˈuːdoʊkˌuː/
nouna number puzzle consisting of nine large squares each divided into nine smaller squares that must be filled with the numbers one to nine, without repeating any of them in the same square, column, or row
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1. The first one is Sudoku.
2. What's it called Sudoku?
3. A lot of people do Sudoku.
4. A sudoku puzzle has a total of 81 squares, and nine boxes.
5. And Fraser's playing Sudoku.
tarot
/ˌtæˈɹoʊ/
nouna set of cards with pictures that fortune tellers use in their trade
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1. I was doing tarot cards.
2. Are these tarot cards?
3. I love tarot.
4. - She read my tarot.
5. You read my tarot.
Zumba
/zˈʌmbə/
nouna well-known fitness program in which people dance to Latin American dance music
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1. Those zumba classes are really paying off, huh?
2. Love my Zumba. -
3. And so my new cheer coach is actually a Zumba instructor.
4. We love Zumba. -
5. - I study Zumba.
to knit
/ˈnɪt/
verbto make clothing, etc. from wool or other type of thread using a machine or a pair of long and thin needles
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1. The man knits sweaters out of human hair.
2. - Hm. - Coral's hobby is knitting.
3. That one's a little bit more tightly knit.
4. She knitted a little superior healing potion.
5. Bit of adrenaline, dash of outrage, and a hint of panic, knitted my brain back together.
