Chapter 2: Into the Flow

Question 1

gripped (by)

Answer 1

If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it.

Question 2

absorbed (in)

Answer 2

If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.

Question 3

fiercely

Answer 3

Fierce feelings or actions are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity.

Question 4

worthwhile

Answer 4

If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it.

Question 5

medal

Answer 5

A medal is a small metal disk which is given as an award for bravery or as a prize in a sports event.

Question 6

ached

Answer 6

If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.

Question 7

lungs

Answer 7

Your lungs are the two organs inside your chest which fill with air when you breathe in.

Question 8

explode

Answer 8

If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury.

Question 9

overcome (by/with)

Answer 9

1. If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.
2. If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly.

Question 10

intellectual

Answer 10

Intellectual means involving a person’s ability to think and to understand ideas and information.

Question 11

drifting

Answer 11

When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.

Question 12

feedback

Answer 12

If you get feedback on your work or progress, someone tells you how well or badly you are doing, and how you could improve. If you get good feedback you have worked or performed well.

Question 13

thus

Answer 13

You use thus to show that what you are about to mention is the result of something else that you have just mentioned

Question 14

confronting

Answer 14

If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.

Question 15

tension

Answer 15

Tension is a feeling of worry and anxiety which makes it difficult for you to relax.

Question 16

strive (to/for/toward)

Answer 16

If you strive to do something or strive for something, you make a great effort to do it or get it.

Question 17

fulfillment

Answer 17

Fulfillment is a feeling of satisfaction that you get from doing or achieving something, especially something useful.

Question 18

intervals

Answer 18

An interval between two events or dates is the period of time between them.
If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.

Question 19

peers

Answer 19

Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.

Question 20

amusements

Answer 20

Amusements are ways of passing the time pleasantly.

Question 21

distracted (by)

Answer 21

If you are distracted, you are not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else.

Question 22

trivial

Answer 22

If you describe something as trivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.

Question 23

fictional

Answer 23

Fictional characters or events occur only in stories, plays, or movies and never actually existed or happened.

Question 24

motivation

Answer 24

Your motivation for doing something is what causes you to want to do it.