Words to Know

Braid- to tie hair together to make a thicker piece of hair
Pick up line- phrase used to attract a person you are interested in
Wuss/wimp- coward
Let someone down- to not fill expectations, disappoint
To kill something- to do a perfect job
Follow through with something- to do a job or task until you have finished without quitting
Deadline- to final time you have to finish something
Ask around- to ask many people the same question to get many opinions
Bumpy- turbulent, and unstable situation
All you can eat buffet- a buffet when you can eat as much as you want repetitive times
Staple- a small piece of metal used to hold pieces of paper together
Hardcore fan- fans who are really dedicated and don’t miss an episode

News

• RLE party in Belo Horizonte was awesome as normal
• The first RLE parties in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona on the 19th of September

Shout Outs

• Eduardo – Special shout out from RLE Podcast listener from Belo Horizonte 

Question

• What’s the difference between luggage, baggage, suitcase and duffle bag 

Expressions

• Put the pedal to the metal
• Whatever floats your boat
• Jump ship
• A rocky road
•  Slippery slope
• To go to town (on something)

Tip

• Learn English with Tripppin 

Joke

• Find out what anti jokes are (see more jokes here) 

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Song

Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Road Tripping

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Words You'll Learn

• Saudades
• Missing in Action (M.I.A)
• Every cloud has a silver lining 
• C.E.O.
• Shrink
• Short and sweet
• A'ight
• Grillz
• To rock something 
• Let's make like a banana and split
• Banana split
• Earmuffs (literal and figurative)

Words to Know

• Yakuza - organized crime group in Japan
• Russian roulette - a game where you put a gun with one bullet in it to your head and take turns pulling the trigger
• Revolver - a type of gun similar to a pistol
• (When something is) behind you - you're not worry about it anymore, it's in the past
• Abundance - a large quantity of good things 
• Maxing out - the most something can do/get
• Bribed - to persuade someone with often illegal offers
• (To do something) rain or shine - You're going to do it no matter what the weather is like
• Aww yeah - not ohh yeah
• Cali - short for California
• Kidnapped - when someone is taken by force, generally to get a ransom [money]
• Sprinkle - to drop/pour/scatter small drops of a substance over something

News

• The 30th RLE Party in Belo Horizonte on Saturday the 14th. <LINK>
• The first RLE party in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday the 19th.
• The first RLE party in Barcelona on Thursday the 19th.

Shout Outs

• Quel123
• Castilhoft
• Manoel Lopes

Question

•  How do you use the word EVEN? <LINK>

Expressions

• Fo shizzle
• That's whack
• Bling
• Let's bounce
• To scope it out/scope something

Tip

• EngVid.com

Joke

•  What is your greatest weakness?

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Song

Rite Where U Stand by Gang Starr 

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Words to Know

Kidnap – to steal a person
Ransom – money asked for when someone is kidnapped
Fleas – little bugs found on animals
Kick it off – to start with excitement
Blend – to mix and combine
Strict policy – rules that are taken very seriously
Map (Verb) – give structure to something and help you understand
Mediocre – something or someone very average or plain
Luxurious – things that represent wealth and are of high quality
Slack off – to be lazy and not work when you are supposed to
Dump someone – to end a relationship in a bad way
Suitable – appropriate and/or accurate 
Cheesy – something of bad taste and/or out of style
The Boogeyman – a mythical character that lives in children’s closets
Stare down – look at someone in an intimidating way

News

• People are starting to help us organise the party
• New quotes competition - participate here
• Max is an administrator, Awww Yeahhh!!

Shout Outs

•  5 star podcast review

Question

• Is it correct to use the word wanna etc. - Learn more from Justin's article here

Expressions

• Average Joe
• Class act
• Good-for-nothing
• Cold as ice
• A cry baby 

Tip

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Joke

•  Chuck Norris jokes - See more here

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Song

As Cold As Ice - Foreigner

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