Chapter 55

Question 1

and I’ve called an emergency rehearsal so that we can ________ and get used to our new instruments

Answer 1

shake off the rust

Question 2

of course, we can’t get started until I convince Matt to play the pronographic ______________

Answer 2

six-string

Question 3

Jesus. SEan _____ his eyes like the image is blinding him

Answer 3

shields

Question 4

we can _____ a little tape bikini

Answer 4

fashion

Question 5

better ? I hand the instrument off to Matt

Much he says _____ the strap ____ his head

Answer 5

lifting the strap over

Question 6

SEan _______ t his ancient synthesizers

Answer 6

plunks away

Question 7

plunk

Answer 7

[ I usually + adv/prep ] also plonk to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly:

I really enjoy plunking away on the piano.

Question 8

make 3 sentences with plunk

Answer 8

[ I usually + adv/prep ] also plonk to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly:

I really enjoy plunking away on the piano.

Question 9

Evertime the fear starts to _______, I tell myself, Helen you are not in this alone.

Answer 9

set in

Question 10

set in

Answer 10

set in
— phrasal verb with set UK ​ /set/ US ​ /set/ verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
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When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way:

This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well, or an infection could set in.
Despair seems to have set in among the team.

Question 11

make 3 sentences with set in

Answer 11

set in
— phrasal verb with set UK ​ /set/ US ​ /set/ verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
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When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way:

This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well, or an infection could set in.
Despair seems to have set in among the team.

Question 12

ballsy

Answer 12

ballsy
adjective UK ​ /ˈbɔːl.zi/ US ​ /ˈbɑːl.zi/ us informal
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brave and determined:

She’s one ballsy lady!

Question 13

she grabs the mic from the stand and _____ the cable

Answer 13

unfurls

Question 14

lapel

Answer 14

noun [ C ] UK ​ /ləˈpel/ US ​ /ləˈpel/
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a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest:

A flower was pinned to/in her lapel.