ESL Podcast 645 - Shaving Your Face
to set (one's) alarm - to change the settings on one's alarm clock so that it makes a loud noise to wake one up at the desired time
I set my alarm for 6:00 so I could get ready for my 8:30 flight.
tempted - having a strong desire to do something bad, or something that one knows one should not do
Marcos was tempted to lie about his education on the job application, but he decided to tell the truth.
to skip - to not do something that one normally does; to not go somewhere when one is supposed to
How does the school punish students who skip class?
shave - the removal of the hair on one's face or body by cutting it extremely close to the skin
Benjamin's barber provides a free shave with every haircut.
stubble - very short pieces of hair that grow after one has shaved
She doesn't like to kiss her boyfriend when he has stubble on his chin, because it scratches her face.
clean-shaven - the smooth skin that appears not to have any hair shortly after the skin has been shaved very closely; without any unshaven hairs
All the soldiers must be clean-shaven for the morning inspection.
five-o'clock shadow - the appearance of a dark color on a man's face that appears at the end of the day when a man hasn't shaved for a few hours
No matter how well Hank shaves in the morning, he always gets a five-o'clock shadow.
beard - long hair over a man's cheeks and chin, but not over his upper lip
Santa Claus has a long, white beard.
shaving cream - a foam or cream that one applies to the skin before shaving to make the process easier and smoother
If you run out of shaving cream, try putting a lot of soap on your skin before shaving.
to lather up - to rub a lot of lotion, soap, or cream over one's skin so that foam- like bubbles appear
Don't forget to lather up behind your ears!
razor - a small tool held in one's hand, with very sharp pieces of metal at one end, used to shave off hair
Please keep your razors hidden from the kids. We don't want them to cut themselves accidentally.
sharp - with a very thin edge or point that gives something the ability to cut other things easily
Be careful! That knife is really sharp.
razor blade - the small, very sharp pieces of metal that are used for shaving and can be replaced on most razors
How often do you change your razor blades?
dull - not sharp, especially when something should be sharp but has been used a lot
This knife is so dull that it won't even cut a tomato anymore.
electric razor - an electronic tool held in one's hand to shave off hair
With this electric razor, there's no risk of cutting yourself, but you don't get a very good shave, either.
to nick - to accidentally make a small cut in one's skin, causing bleeding
Juliana nicked her fingertip with the scissors.
pothole - a large hole on a road or path caused by people traveling over it and rock being removed gradually over time
The road to Grandpa's house is full of potholes and we have to drive slowly to try to avoid them.