reading page 7 ugly love

Question 1

i balance my phone with my ear with my shoulder

Question 2

he doesn´t budge

Answer 2

/bʌdʒ/
If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move:
- I’ve tried moving the desk but it won’t budge/I can’t budge it.
- The demonstrators would not budge from the governor’s office.
- We tried to open a window but couldn’t budge any of them

to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion:
- I’ve tried persuading her, but she won’t budge.
- your proofs won´t budge me

Question 3

he makes a gagging sound

Answer 3

/ɡæɡ/
a piece of cloth that is put over or in a person’s mouth to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:
- The thieves tied him to a chair and put a gag over his mouth.
- He was left bound and gagged until the next morning.

to experience the sudden, uncomfortable feeling in the throat and stomach that makes you feel that you are going to vomit:
- The smell of burning rubber made him gag.
- Just the smell of liver cooking makes me gag.
I tried my best to eat it but the meat was so fatty I gagged on it.

Question 4

i try to pull away from him

Question 5

i pull it out of my bra, and bring it up to my ear

Question 6

i wince

Answer 6

/wɪns/
to show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time:
- Did I hurt you? I thought I saw you wince.
- It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.
- She gave a wince as the nurse put the needle in.
- It’s impossible not to feel a wince of empathy for someone who gets a kick in the face.

Question 7

row of condiment in the door of the refrigerator

Question 8

grip

Answer 8

/ɡrɪp/
to hold very tightly:
- The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- Old tyres won’t grip (= stay on the surface of the road) in the rain very well.
- She tightened her grip on my arm.
She would not loosen her grip on my arm.
- She tightened her grip on my arm.
She would not loosen her grip on my arm.