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Question 1

he leans against the railing next to me

Answer 1

corrimão
/ˈreɪ.lɪŋ/
- You can assume that all public surfaces, like stair railings, ATM machine keys, etc. are infected with the virus.
- Tourists pressed their faces against the palace railings.
- Down the street, stark iron railings surround the properties.

Question 2

but wave it off

Answer 2

wave someone off
/weɪv/
to wave to someone as they leave a place in order to say goodbye:
- We went outside to wave her off.

Question 3

he shrugs

Answer 3

/ʃrʌɡ/
to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested
(dar de ombros)
- “Where’s Dad?” “How should I know?” replied my brother, shrugging.
- Thousands of people are starving to death while the world shrugs its shoulders (= shows no interest or care).

Question 4

scrunches up his nose

Answer 4

/skrʌntʃ/
If you scrunch something up, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed.
- Her features are scrunched up, her facial muscles collapsing in grief.
- The mention of their names causes his face to scrunch up.

Question 5

deed

Answer 5

/diːd/
ACTION

an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one
- She’s always helping people and doing good deeds.
- good/bad deeds = ações

a legal document showing ownership
(escritura)
- the deed to the property

Question 6

can we just not talk for little while?