Concepts Flashcards

1
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as time passes

A

over the course of time

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2
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be remembered

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go down in history

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3
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can also be golden age; period òf time when a particular art, business, etc. was very successful

A

golden era

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4
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(fomart) kept for people in the future

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preserved for posterity

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5
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(literary) a time in the distant past

A

bygone era

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6
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glory here means ‘beauty’

A

restored to their former glory

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7
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remembered slightly, but not very well

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dim and distant memory

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8
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not the immediate future but relatively near

A

the not-so-distant future

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9
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as far into the future as you can imagine or plan for

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the foreseeable future

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10
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hight, loud and unpleasant

A

piercing cry

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11
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extremely dark

A

pitch-dark

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12
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strange in a frightening and mysterious way

A

eerie silence

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13
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low, continuous noise of water flowing over stones

A

babbling stream

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14
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made quieter/or less clear (e.g. by the walls)

A

muffled

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15
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loud, hight sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to

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shrill

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16
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loud and unpleasant

A

caucous

17
Q

harsh, unpleasant sound

A

grating

18
Q

make a continuous low sound

A

hum

19
Q

make a low, soft, continuous sound

A

whirr