P.33-36 Flashcards

Part 1 TOT 3

1
Q

Prolific

A

Productive

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2
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Adapted

A

Change, to turn into smth

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3
Q

Pen name

A

Writers name, Pseudonym

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4
Q

Suspense

A

Thrill ( spanning)

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5
Q

Page-turner

A

Book you can’t stop reading

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6
Q

To hang by

A

to hang by a thread/hands

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7
Q

The high-rise block

A

skyscraper

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8
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to gaze

A

look in someones eyes

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9
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descending

A

going down, come down (t.o.g ascend)

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10
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Vanishing

A

Dissapear, fade away

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11
Q

Alighted

A

Focused on

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12
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Disbelief

A

Incredulity, scepticism

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13
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To take precautions

A

Smth to be safe, everything safe

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14
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Film unit

A

Film crew

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15
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dummy

A

mannequin (from shops)

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16
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paved courts

A

Open space between buildings with a stone core

17
Q

deserted

A

empty

18
Q

to clutch

A

to hold on

19
Q

Anchorage

A

Fixed point to hold onto

20
Q

Melodrama

A

Anticlimax - letdown

21
Q

Constituent

A

Frequent, common

22
Q

She had lost her nerves

A

To lose your cool, courage

23
Q

Occupied

A

Taken

24
Q

Limelight

A

Attention

25
Q

Gossip

A

Tittle-tattle - chitchat - tales

26
Q

Acute

A

Suddenly

27
Q

To convened

A

set op, assemble

28
Q

Profound

A

Deep , great, intense

29
Q

Pensively

A

Thinking deeply ( in gedachten verzonken)

30
Q

Retreat

A

Pull back, withdraw