Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
to shine light on something |
The earth is illuminated by the sun. |
Floodlights illuminated the stadium. |
|
|
a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects; a single thread of this net (usually used when it is old and covered with dirt) |
Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners. |
He brushed a cobweb out of his hair |
|
|
a friend |
We've been pals for years |
|
|
|
a long narrow passage in a building, with doors that open into rooms on either side |
His room is along the corridor. |
|
|
|
to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way: |
Can you decipher the writing on this envelope? |
I have a hard time deciphering my phone bill. |
|
|
conversation about things that are not important [Chat] |
We spent the afternoon in idle chit-chat. |
|
|
|
by hand rather than by machine or using electricity, etc. |
manually operated machines |
Tickets are checked manually at peak times |
|
|
very weak |
The patient appears feeble and emaciated |
|
|
|
in a way that is very definite and will not be changed [Obviously] |
I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him. |
|
|
|
to create or prepare something carefully, giving particular attention to the details |
I formulated a plan |
|
|
|
complicated and difficult to solve[ thorny] |
a knotty problem |
|
|
|
to share your emotions and feelings with somebody/something without speaking |
He spent much of his time communing with nature. |
|
|
|
to follow and watch somebody closely and often secretly |
He was shadowed for a week by the secret police |
|
|
|
to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc. |
Sit still and stop fidgeting |
|
|
|
the physical or mental strength that enables you to do something difficult for long periods of time |
It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon. |
exercises aimed at increasing stamina. |
|
|
most private, personal and secret |
We all have inmost feelings |
|
|
|
a silly and unpleasant smile that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc. |
She had a self-satisfied smirk on her face |
|
|
|
in a way that looks or sounds very serious |
‘It won't be easy,’ he said grimly. |
|
