| 1 |
handle. |
| 2 |
magnifier. |
| 3 |
lens. |
| 4 |
depressing. |
| 5 |
well-written. |
| 6 |
suicIdal (I - i). |
| 7 |
entertaining. |
| 8 |
fast-moving -- developing or changing very quickly: after working for some years in the hectic fast-moving world of City finance, she's now seeking a quieter way of life. |
| 9 |
breakneck -- carelessly fast and dangerous: they were riding along at breakneck speed/at a breakneck pace. |
| 10 |
at breakneck speed/at a breakneck pace: they were riding along at breakneck speed/at a breakneck pace. |
| 11 |
gripping -- sth that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely: i found the book so gripping that i couldn't put it down. |
| 12 |
put (sth) down. |
| 13 |
hook (v). |
| 14 |
from the very beginning. |
| 15 |
haunting -- staying in the mind, often in a sad way: a haunting melody. |
| 16 |
heavy-going -- difficult to read or understand: i liked the film but the book was rather heavy-going. |
| 17 |
implausible -- difficult to believe, or unlikely: the whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible. |
| 18 |
ridiculously. |
| 19 |
intrIguing -- very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious. |
| 20 |
moving -- causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy: a wonderful film. so moving it brought tears to my eyes. |
| 21 |
take someone seriously. |
| 22 |
bring tears to one's eyes. |
| 23 |
thought-provoking -- making you think a lot about a subject: a thought-provoking book/film. |
| 24 |
beach reading. |
| 25 |
fiction. |
| 26 |
biopic. |
| 27 |
fairy-tale. |
| 28 |
solitude. |
| 29 |
distopia. |
| 30 |
stagger. |
| 31 |
renowned. |
| 32 |
firing squad. |
| 33 |
vault. |
| 34 |
prEjudice. |
| 35 |
seeing the film. |
| 36 |
divIne (i ~ I). divine comedy. |
| 37 |
Impudent -- rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position. |
| 38 |
foster mom. |
| 39 |
on the main point. |
| 40 |
unnaturalness. |
| 41 |
historical novel. |
| 42 |
graffIti. |
| 43 |
surprise ending. |
| 44 |
mortgage. |
| 45 |
nOvel. |
| 46 |
blog. |
| 47 |
lyrics. |
| 48 |
tweet. |
| 49 |
gossip magazine. |
| 50 |
biography. |
| 51 |
social media update. |
| 52 |
manga -- japanese comic books that tells stories in pictures. |
| 53 |
autobiography. |
| 54 |
poetry. |
| 55 |
manual. |
| 56 |
wikipedia. |
| 57 |
website forum. |
| 58 |
online article. |
| 59 |
bestseller. |
| 60 |
blockbuster. |
| 61 |
read on a screen. |
| 62 |
rhyme. |
| 63 |
factual. |
| 64 |
fictional stories. |
| 65 |
parable. |
| 66 |
that sounds a bit violent for me. |
| 67 |
rEckon -- to think or believe. |
| 68 |
sci-fi ~ science fiction. |
| 69 |
meaningful. |
| 70 |
preach: i can't stand books that sort of preach at you. |
| 71 |
warmth. |
| 72 |
different in form. |
| 73 |
rags to riches. |
| 74 |
overcome: overcoming the monster. |
| 75 |
the quest. |
| 76 |
voyage and return. |
| 77 |
rebIrth. |
| 78 |
hEroine. |
| 79 |
achieve a goal. |
| 80 |
defeat: a heroine defeats a terrifying beast. |
| 81 |
misunderstanding and confusion. |
| 82 |
by the power of sth: by the power of love. |
| 83 |
tAlent. |
| 84 |
follow a course of action. |
| 85 |
win a reward. |
| 86 |
return to happiness. |
| 87 |
in tonight's sth: in tonight's programme. |
| 88 |
put the number. |
| 89 |
fit into: every story in the world can fit into one of them. |
| 90 |
review: before we review his book. |
| 91 |
vIllain -- a bad person who harms other people or break the law: such as a villain in a james bond film. |
| 92 |
victOrious. |
| 93 |
on the theme. |
| 94 |
countless: this idea is found in countless stories. |
| 95 |
during the course. |
| 96 |
feature (v): this features a main character. |
| 97 |
in search of.. |
| 98 |
a noble act. do a noble act. |
| 99 |
interestingly, |
| 100 |
the basis. the basis of sth. |
| 101 |
original situation. |
| 102 |
get power. |
| 103 |
go against the system. |
| 104 |
Expert. |
| 105 |
indian summer. |
| 106 |
it's not my cup of tea ~ i don't like it. |
| 107 |
be not my type. it's not my type. |
| 108 |
atOnement. |
| 109 |
appeal (like attract). |
| 110 |
be due -- expect to arrive: when's it due? |
| 111 |
flat tyre. |
| 112 |
give the performance of one's life -- do sth better than ever. |
| 113 |
dim -- get darker. |
| 114 |
dread -- fear. |
| 115 |
pervAde -- spread through. |
| 116 |
hush. |
| 117 |
visibly -- in a way that can be seen. |
| 118 |
shivering -- shaking, usually from cold. |
| 119 |
persiste -- not to give up. |
| 120 |
faint. |
| 121 |
at the top of a ladder. |
| 122 |
climbing into sth. |
| 123 |
shiny. |
| 124 |
the Sudan. |
| 125 |
be in prison. |
| 126 |
lose hope. |
| 127 |
a knock on the door. |
| 128 |
look through: was looking through old photo albums all morning. |
| 129 |
a detective story. |
| 130 |
a folk tale. |
| 131 |
vIctim. |
| 132 |
a sore throat. |
| 133 |
anything like that. |
| 134 |
the installation of the new software. |
| 135 |
walrus. |
| 136 |
overhear. |
| 137 |
autIstic. |
| 138 |
inItially. |
| 139 |
firefighter. |
| 140 |
dIrective (i ~ I): they won't act without a directive from the president. |
| 141 |
demonstrative pronoun. |
| 142 |
highly recommend. |
| 143 |
explain sth to the class. |
| 144 |
over the edge: with his legs swinging over the edge. |
| 145 |
the rescue services. |
| 146 |
call in: the rescue services were called in. |
| 147 |
firefighter ~ fireman. |
| 148 |
fire station. |
| 149 |
quick-thinkging someone ~ quick-witted. |
| 150 |
fire drill: make school fire drills. |
| 151 |
youngster. |
| 152 |
run out of. run out of ideas. |
| 153 |
on the fly. |
| 154 |
pretty much. |
| 155 |
overshoot. |
| 156 |
friction. |
| 157 |
not likely. |
| 158 |
classification. |
| 159 |
division. |
| 160 |
democracy. |
| 161 |
green party. |
| 162 |
magnificent -- very beautiful, or deserving to be admired. |
| 163 |
falcon. |
| 164 |
fire ~ dismiss. |
| 165 |
Intiger. |
| 166 |
turn up ~ appear. |
| 167 |
every cloud has a silver lining ~ a bad situation always has sth good in it. |
| 168 |
lining. |
| 169 |
what goes around comes around ~ if you do sth good/bad, the same will happen to you. |
| 170 |
once bitten, twice shy ~ get hurt once, never try again. |
| 171 |
get hurt. |
| 172 |
nothing ventured, nothing gained ~ take risks or you'll never achieve anything. |
| 173 |
when in Rome do as the Romans do ~ follow the local customs wherever you go. |
| 174 |
local custom. |
| 175 |
saying. |
| 176 |
brigade. |
| 177 |
venture. |
| 178 |
it's all well that ends well. |
| 179 |
that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger. |
| 180 |
when it rains it pours. |
| 181 |
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. |
| 182 |
when the going gets tough, the tough get going. |
| 183 |
serial number. |
| 184 |
nomad. |
| 185 |
offspring. |
| 186 |
hostile. |
| 187 |
wildebeest (i ~ e) ~ gnu (nu:). |
| 188 |
rhinoceros (i ~ I). |
| 189 |
hippopOtamus (i ~ e). |
| 190 |
hyena (i ~ I). |
| 191 |
inhabit. |
| 192 |
roar. |
| 193 |
see a performance. |
| 194 |
fall ill: the famous singer had fallen ill. |
| 195 |
understudy. |
| 196 |
moments later,. |
| 197 |
bar: played the last bar. |
| 198 |
applause. |
| 199 |
turn to page 158. |
| 200 |
it pays to be honest. |
| 201 |
in some kind of trouble. |
| 202 |
sit someone in sth. |
| 203 |
that's the best way. |
| 204 |
busy dinner: stopped at a busy dinner. |
| 205 |
any day now. |
| 206 |
since one's arrival. |
| 207 |
healer. |
| 208 |
magIcian. |
| 209 |
call for someone: called for a farmer. |
| 210 |
Your Majesty. |
| 211 |
card details. |
| 212 |
talent show. |
| 213 |
oh, go on! |
| 214 |
link the introduction. |
| 215 |
verb form. |
| 216 |
disprove. |
| 217 |
stand-up comedian. |
| 218 |
a twenty-minute sth. a twenty-minute show. |
| 219 |
in the front row. |
| 220 |
trip over: on the first joke i tripped over my words awkwardly. |
| 221 |
the surest. the surest way. |
| 222 |
push on: but i pushed on, and realised the my mouth was so dry. |
| 223 |
giggle. |
| 224 |
collapse: as i collapsed into a chair backstage. |
| 225 |
a chair backstage. |
| 226 |
stupidly -- not a very clever way to do sth. |
| 227 |
awkwardly -- in a clumsy and uncoordinated way. |
| 228 |
naturally -- normally and as expected. |
| 229 |
unfortunately -- unluckily. |
| 230 |
apparently -- might be true not completely certain. |
| 231 |
eventually -- after a long time. |
| 232 |
finally -- after a long time. |
| 233 |
politely -- showing good manners. |
| 234 |
adverbs of manner -- describing how an action happened: stupidly, politely, awkwardly. |
| 235 |
attitude markers -- expressing the writer's attitude to sth in the story: naturally, unfortunately, apparently. |
| 236 |
time markers -- referring to time: eventually, finally. |
| 237 |
yawn. |
| 238 |
whisper. |
| 239 |
gaze. |
| 240 |
crawl. |
| 241 |
wander. |
| 242 |
sigh. |
| 243 |
one's series on: our series on people. |
| 244 |
in the face of: achieved success in the face of extraordinary challenges. |
| 245 |
a closely guarded secret -- well-kept secret. |
| 246 |
profoundly deaf -- completely deaf. |
| 247 |
herEditary: hereditary deafness. |
| 248 |
progressive loss of sth. |
| 249 |
a singing career. |
| 250 |
fellow musician. |
| 251 |
develop a strategy -- invent and improve on a technique. |
| 252 |
at the right time. |
| 253 |
fellow performer. |
| 254 |
tap the beat: she asked her fellow performers to tap the beat on her back. |
| 255 |
reveal the truth -- tell the truth after hiding it. |
| 256 |
conductor: one conductor turned to the orchestra. |
| 257 |
a comprehensive knowledge -- a complete knowledge. |
| 258 |
a heightened sense of hearing -- an increased sense of hearing. |
| 259 |
lack of sight. |
| 260 |
compensate for: compensate for his lack of sight. |
| 261 |
mIcrophone (i ~ I) (inf mike, mic). |
| 262 |
pitch. run across the pitch. |
| 263 |
bat. the bat strikes the ball. |
| 264 |
annoyance. much to the annoyance of someone. |
| 265 |
stay up late. |
| 266 |
do commentaries: do commentaries alongside the radio. |
| 267 |
overhear ~ eavesdrop. |
| 268 |
commentating. |
| 269 |
take up: a teacher told him to take it up as a profession. |
| 270 |
commentator. |
| 271 |
awestruck. |
| 272 |
blow: it was a terrible blow to me. |
| 273 |
a sharp crack. |
| 274 |
a quieter sound. |
| 275 |
acUte: your other senses become more acute. |
| 276 |
gory -- involving violence and blood. |
| 277 |
non-stop action. |
| 278 |
fast-paced. |
| 279 |
controversial -- causing disagreement or discussion: a controversial issue. |
| 280 |
performance: he gave an amazing performance. |
| 281 |
intense -- extreme or forceful or very strong. |
| 282 |
so far as. |
| 283 |
hysterical. |
| 284 |
the ending. |
| 285 |
outstanding. |
| 286 |
stunning. |
| 287 |
thought-provoking. |
| 288 |
creepy -- strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened. |
| 289 |
gripping -- so interesting and exciting that holds your attention completely. |
| 290 |
superb. |
| 291 |
touching ~ moving ~ poignant -- causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy. |
| 292 |
full of suspence. suspEnse ~ uncertainty. |
| 293 |
banAl ~ trite (i-I) ~ trIvial -- boring, ordinary and not original. |
| 294 |
expel. |
| 295 |
two-dimensional -- flat, having width and length but not depth (often about a person). |
| 296 |
Intricate -- having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated way. |
| 297 |
remarkable. |
| 298 |
mediOcre -- just acceptable but not good; not good enough. |
| 299 |
overwhelm. |
| 300 |
inspire: inspire its readers. |
| 301 |
submission. |
| 302 |
mEmoir. |
| 303 |
entry: we got 15,000 entries. |
| 304 |
blow away -- surprise or please someone very much: i was just blown away. |
| 305 |
redhead. |
| 306 |
at some point. |
| 307 |
make a switch. |
| 308 |
quit: quit her job. |
| 309 |
tough: it's tough out there. |
| 310 |
decimal places. |
| 311 |
go white: her hair went white overnight. |
| 312 |
overnight. |
| 313 |
hilarious anecdote. |
| 314 |
during the war. |
| 315 |
heartbreak: a poignant tale of heartbreak. |
| 316 |
incredible -- not believable. |
| 317 |
inspiring -- make you want to achieve things. |
| 318 |
hilarious -- very amusing. |
| 319 |
dramatic -- sudden and extraordinary. |
| 320 |
remarkable -- impressive |
| 321 |
poignant; moving -- making you feel sadness. |
| 322 |
intense -- concentrated/strong. |
| 323 |
era. |
| 324 |
scholarship: she won a scholarship. |
| 325 |
a cable car conductor. |
| 326 |
give birth to a daughter/a son. |
| 327 |
extensively. travel extensively. |
| 328 |
devastate. |
| 329 |
associate: when two of her heroes and associates. |
| 330 |
recognition: she received many awards and recognition from world leaders. |
| 331 |
courage. |
| 332 |
a survey of over-30s. |
| 333 |
suggest: a survey of over-30s suggests. |
| 334 |
one in ten people. |
| 335 |
at some stage. |
| 336 |
under a quarter: just under a quarter of people. |
| 337 |
pay paid paid. |
| 338 |
full-time education. |
| 339 |
the top regret of all. |
| 340 |
keep asking. |
| 341 |
the treatment. |
| 342 |
keep one's temper. |
| 343 |
i've seen this (x) times and i never get tired of it. |
| 344 |
it's my absolute favourite. |
| 345 |
the thing i like best about it is.. |
| 346 |
it always [makes me laugh/cry/sends shivers up my spine]. |
| 347 |
it's like a lesson in [comic acting/timing/directing]. |
| 348 |
my favourite scene is [the one where/the scene with..]. |
| 349 |
it's very cleverly done. |
| 350 |
if you've never seen it, you really should. |
| 351 |
comic acting. |
| 352 |
directing. |
| 353 |
glimpse: you have been getting glimpses. |
| 354 |
shot: you've mainly seen shots of people. |
| 355 |
have in common. |
| 356 |
dairymaid -- traditional female farm worker involved with the production of milk ~ milkmaid. |
| 357 |
in this episode,. |
| 358 |
clergyman. |
| 359 |
eager -- wanting to do or have sth very much. |
| 360 |
undergo: i've undergone three-quarters of the labour. |
| 361 |
labour. |
| 362 |
that's that then. |
| 363 |
how lovely you all look. |
| 364 |
be of assistance. |
| 365 |
carry sb across sth. |
| 366 |
there's nothing in it ~ there's no need to be nervous. |
| 367 |
and all: i know you're his favourite and all. |
| 368 |
here i go. |
| 369 |
wish me luck. |
| 370 |
not to me. |
| 371 |
gossamer: compared to marian you're like gossamer. |
| 372 |
a billow: you're a billow warmed by the sun. |
| 373 |
that's very pretty. |
| 374 |
that's not what i meant, at all. |
| 375 |
i can't get enough of it. |
| 376 |
a hearing aid. |
| 377 |
grumpy. |
| 378 |
complaining customer. |
| 379 |
mime at. |
| 380 |
deafen. |
| 381 |
one's gets one's own back on sb: you'll get your own back on her. |
| 382 |
jaw. |
| 383 |
glimpse. |
| 384 |
the tension. |
| 385 |
shot. |
| 386 |
a biologist. |
| 387 |
as cunning as a fox. |
| 388 |
flattened. flattened skul. |
| 389 |
snout. |
| 390 |
bushy tail. |
| 391 |
outwit. |
| 392 |
trajEctory. |
| 393 |
right spot. |
| 394 |
nocturnal. |
| 395 |
slant. slanted pupils. |
| 396 |
whisker. |
| 397 |
stalk: stalk their prey like cats. |
| 398 |
retract. |
| 399 |
stride -- walk somewhere with long steps. |
| 400 |
pounce: then foxes pounce on the mouse. |
| 401 |
hearing. |
| 402 |
the earth's magnetic field. |
| 403 |
impeccable: in combination with their impeccable hearing. |
| 404 |
fierce. fierce predator. |
| 405 |
vole. |
| 406 |
songbird. |
| 407 |
pheasant. |
| 408 |
snowshoe. snowshoe hare. |
| 409 |
solitary. |
| 410 |
leash -- a family of foxes. |
| 411 |
den: a bear in a den. |
| 412 |
mate: after mating, usually in mid-January. |
| 413 |
mid-January. |
| 414 |
burrow: a mink in a burrow. |
| 415 |
pup. |
| 416 |
vixen -- a female fox. |
| 417 |
dog fox -- a male fox. |
| 418 |
sibling -- a sister or brother. |
| 419 |
shelter. |
| 420 |
coyote. |
| 421 |
widespread. |
| 422 |
smelly: foxes are smelly, they stink. |
| 423 |
musty. |
| 424 |
sickly: they have a sickly, musty scent. |
| 425 |
scent. |
| 426 |
gland: from the glands at the base of their tails. |
| 427 |
deliberately. deliberately rub themselves. |
| 428 |
intrude: if another fox intrudes into its territory. |
| 429 |
plug. |
| 430 |
hit ~ viewing. |
| 431 |
reconnaissance ~ recon. |
| 432 |
keep your friends close and your enemies closer. |
| 433 |
cross ~ angry. |
| 434 |
there's more than one way to skin a cat. |
| 435 |
drastic ~ like huger or enormous changes. |
| 436 |
social network. |
| 437 |
hangover. |
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