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DRAMATIC EVENTS Flashcards

1
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To … someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them.
The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to … the vandal scratching their car

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trap

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A … is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.

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miner

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If you … someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

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rescue

rescuer

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… is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires. مس
A copper is a police officer. افسر پلیس

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Copper

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If a building or other structure …, it falls down very suddenly.

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collapses

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If a person or living thing … in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die. زنده ماندن

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survive
survival-بقا
survivors

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A … is a tool or machine that you use for making holes.

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drill

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If you … an object or person somewhere, you lift or lower them using a winch.
He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and … it up on to the canal bank.

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winch sb (up)

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The … of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it. قطر (دایره)
The … of the tree was about 22 centimeters.

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diameter

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When people …, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
We all … as they drove up the street.

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cheer

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The … of a book, play, film, or story is the main female character, who usually has good qualities.

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heroine

hero(man)

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If you say that a good event is a …, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected.

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miracle

miraculous

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You use … to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process.
The … reaction has been excellent.

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initial

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A … of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them.

They kept a small … of sheep

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flock

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If something … what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.

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confirm sth

confirmation

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If something …, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly.
She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was

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dip

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With great displeasure, fear, and/or surprise.

Mom reacted … … when she saw that I’d dyed my hair hot pink the night before school picture day.

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in horror

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If you … …. … something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
He … … … the icy plunge into the black water

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brace yourself for

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If you describe something or someone as …, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality.
We’ve made … progress as a society in that regard.
فوق العاده

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extraordinary

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To land (an aircraft or spacecraft) under emergency conditions, usually with damage to the craft.

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crash land

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Something that is … is complete and has not been damaged or changed.
Most of the cargo was left … after the explosion.
Very few of the buildings remained … after the earthquake

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intact

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A … event or process happens very quickly or without delay.
Our task is to challenge the U.N. to make a … decision.

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swift

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An … is something that happens, often something that is unpleasant. حادثه
She reported the incident to the police

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incident

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An … is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb.
A second … came minutes later and we were enveloped in a dust cloud.

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explosion

explode

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If someone … an election, a job appointment, or a game, they dishonestly arrange it to get the result they want or to give someone an unfair advantage.
the bad politician …ed the election so that he would win.

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rig

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Something that is … involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. فاجعه آمیز
An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have … results for the planet.

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catastrophic adj

catastrophe n

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If a liquid … or if you … it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container.
70,000 tonnes of oil … from the tanker

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spill

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put a lid or cover on.

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cap

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A … is a hole in the ground from which a supply of water is extracted.

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well

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If a container …, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. نشت کردن
The gas had apparently …ed from a cylinder.

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leaks

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… is a sticky mixture of earth and water.

You’ve got … on your shoes

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Mud

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If you … a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it.

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estimate

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A … is a large, round container for liquids or food. بشکه

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barrel

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34
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… is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organisation responsible, or from the state.
He received one year’s salary as … for loss of office

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Compensation

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A … is someone who has been hurt or killed. قربانی

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victim

36
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A … is a very frightening dream.

All the victims still suffered … .

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nightmare

37
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To … means to come out from an enclosed or dark space such as a room or a vehicle, or from a position where you could not be seen.

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emerge

38
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If you describe a physical attack, accident, or injury as …, you mean that it is very bad, so that people are shocked when they see it or think about it. ناگوار
I have never seen such … injuries

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horrific

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To aim a weapon at someone or something and discharge it.

Hey, we’re not the enemy—quit …ing … us!

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fire on sb

40
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A … … is a gun which fires a lot of bullets one after the other very quickly. مسلسل

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machine gun

41
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Dense woods … the house.

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surround

42
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If a group of people … their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.

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ambush

43
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A … is a small piece of metal with a pointed or rounded end, which is fired out of a gun.

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bullet

44
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… is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way. غریزه
He always knew what time it was, as if by … .

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Instinct

adj instinctive

45
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If someone … a person or an animal, they kill them or injure them by firing a bullet or arrow at them.
The police had orders to … anyone who attacked them

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shoots

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If you … someone or something, you pay no attention to them.

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ignore

47
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مین

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landmine

48
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A … experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. awful

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bitter

49
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A … is a man who uses a gun to commit a crime such as murder or robbery.

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gunman

50
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When soldiers … a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy’s land.

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raid

51
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… is ornaments that people wear, for example rings, bracelets, and necklaces. It is often made of a valuable metal such as gold, and sometimes decorated with precious stones.

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Jewellery

52
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If something is …, it makes you very frightened.

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terrifying

53
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  1. To direct a blow at someone or something.
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strike at

54
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A … is a group of people, especially young people, who go around together and often deliberately cause trouble.
A … is a member of an organized group of violent criminals.

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gang

gangster

55
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If you … … a person or animal, you frighten them so that they go away. فراری دادن
She … … her attacker by screaming.

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scare of

56
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A … is a person who is walking past someone or something.

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passer-by

57
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If you … something or if it smashes, it breaks into many pieces, for example when it is hit or dropped.

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smash

58
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When the engine of a vehicle …, or when you … it, the engine speed is increased as the accelerator is pressed. گاز دادن

A

revs

59
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  1. To force someone out of one’s home, often due to flooding.
    Unfortunately, that hurricane … us …, and we’ve been staying with relatives ever since.
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drown out

60
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From a particular time; since then.

… … we moved here, I’ve been trying to find a painting to hang over the fireplace.

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Ever since

61
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If something … or is …, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.

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shatters

62
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If you … something, you take it or pick it up suddenly and roughly. قاپیدن

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grab

63
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A … to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it.

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witness

64
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If you … someone or something, you look at them for a long time.

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stare at

65
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… is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
I stared at her in …

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Amazement

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To … something means to make people aware of it

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reveal

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When a fire …, it burns strongly and brightly.

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blazes

68
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If something such as war, fighting, or disease … …, it begins suddenly.
He was 29 when war … .

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breaks out

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If something … …, it becomes very much quieter or less intense. تحلیل رفتن تضعیف شدن
The storm …ed … .

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dies down

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If you … … a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning.
Firefighters tried to free the injured and … … the blaze.

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put out

71
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شرایط اضطراری

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state of emergency

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If you … that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also … an attitude or intention. اضهار کردن رسما بیان کردن

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declare

73
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If you … …. a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.

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cope with

74
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… is strong anger that is difficult to control.

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Rage

75
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۱- منجر به چیزی شدن
The discovery of the bomb … an increase in security
۲- To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.

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prompt sth

prompt sb

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If something such as a liquid, gas, or smoke …s or is …, it moves outwards in all directions so that it covers a larger area

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spread

77
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If you say that someone … that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.

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claims

78
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… people have nowhere to live.

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Homeless

79
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If something such as a box, bag, room, or place … things, those things are inside it.

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contains

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If you … a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way.
The first reason to … these problems is to save children’s lives.

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tackle

81
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If you say that a town or building is … … … … or is razed to the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire.

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burn sth to the ground

82
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If you … someone, you say or do things to make them stop worrying about something.

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reassure

reassurance

83
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If someone is …, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly.

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distraught

84
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  1. When someone … to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it.
  2. When they … something, they promise to give it. گرو - وثیقه
A

pledges

85
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When someone … or is …, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
غرق شدن

A

drowns

86
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During the frequent air-raids, people … … in their cellars.

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seek refuge

87
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… means very great in degree or intensity
extreme …
extreme …

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Extreme

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