1. "a bunch of kids" Is "a bunch of " negative , positive or just OK? Does "a bunch of kids" means they are naughty? It's neutral: A bunch of kids were playing soccer in the street. / A bunch of kids broke into the store and stole all of the televisions. / A bunch of kids helped my old neighbors clean up their yard. 2.Does "over the weekend" just means "in/at the weekend"? Anytime from Friday - Sunday. "I'll write the report over the weekend and it'll be ready by Monday morning." 3.Can I say dry air express the same meaning with lung-burning air? Dry air isn't that strong. 4.Does "play with sb" means tease? If I want to ask someone out to play, what could I say?\ "Can you come out and play?" (That's usually what younger people say.) "Do you want to go hang out?" (Perhaps teens and young adults would say that.) "No, nobody really hit your car. I was just playing / joking with you." "I was playing chess with Tom last night." 5.Do the adjs. follow "pretty" mean something good or the speakers are happy? eg. pretty good. It means "somewhat" not a whole lot, but usually enough. "That movie was pretty good." "That car is pretty expensive. Maybe you should look at another one." "That dog is pretty ugly!" : ) 6."fish deep into the trench coat pocket" What does "fish deep into" mean? So what can we tell from this word about the subject? To put your hand deep into the pocket and look for something like a fish might look for something deep in the water. "His girlfriend fished around in her purse until she found the car keys." The subject is the person doing the "fishing". 7."butterflies fluttered in my stomach" means cannot sleep or being nervous? I'm nervous. Usually it's "to have butterflies in one's stomach." "I always get butterflies in my stomach when I have to speak in front of a large group."

1. a bunch = many 2. over the weekend = sat and sun (sometimes includes friday, but not always); that weekend 3. lung burning air? like pollution? no, you cannot use dry air to express that 4. play with sb could mean tease, or it could mean going out to play (ball, etc.) with them 5. pretty good = fairly good, quite good 6. fish deep into the coat pocket = dig deep into the pocket (with your hand) (to search for something) 7. butterflies in stomach = nervousness