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The Lion's Mane: Part Two Flashcards

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to set about

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to start to do or deal with something

  • Students set about revising for their mid-year exams.
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schoolmaster (n)

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a man who teaches children in a school

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staff (n)

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the group of people who work for an organisation

  • There is a good relationship between staff and pupils at the school.
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suspicion (n)

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a belief or idea that something may be true

  • I have a suspicion that he only asked me out because my brother persuaded him to.
  • She had a nagging/sneaking suspicion that she might have sent the letter to the wrong address.
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suspicion falls on someone

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When suspicion falls on a particular person, people think that they may be guilty of doing something bad.

  • He was the last person to see the woman alive, so suspicion immediately fell on him.
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agonising (adj)

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causing extreme physical or mental pain

  • an agonising death
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agonising (adj)

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causing extreme worry

  • She went through an agonising few weeks waiting for the test results.
  • We are faced with an agonising choice / decision / dilemma.
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shallow (adj)

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having only a short distance from the top to the bottom; not deep

  • The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.
  • These beech trees have shallow roots ( = roots which do not go very deep into the ground).
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to hollow out

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to make an empty space in (something)

  • The children were hollowing out the pumpkins.
  • The pumpkins were hollowed out.
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1 feet = 0.3048 m

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4 feet = 1.2192 m

5 feet = 1.524 m

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for (preposition)

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because of / as a result of something

  • She did 15 years in prison for murder.
  • The things you do for love!
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lagoon (n)

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an area of calm seawater that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand

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to peer

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to look carefully or to look with difficulty

  • When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.
  • The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.
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eagerly (adv)

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in a way that shows that you want to do or have something very much, especially something interesting or enjoyable

  • Jenna opened the envelope eagerly. “It’s from Shona!” she exclaimed.
  • His book will be one of the most eagerly awaited books of the season.
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depths (pl.n)

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the lowest part of the sea

  • The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.
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still (adj)

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not moving; staying in the same position

  • Children find it difficult to sit / stand / stay still for very long.
  • She sat perfectly still while I took her photograph.
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to burst into something

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to begin to produce something

  • I burst into tears.
  • The car burst into flames.
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triumph (n)

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  1. a very great success or achievement
  2. a feeling of great satisfaction or pleasure caused by a great success or achievement
  • The deal is a triumph for the company.
  • The championship proved to be a personal triumph for the coach.
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Cyanea Capillata

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Also known as the Lion’s mane jellyfish. It is common in the English Channel.

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to behold

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to see or look at someone or something

  • The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold.
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tangled (adj)

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giving the appearance of a state of disorder

  • tangled string
  • She ran a hand through her tangled hair.
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mane (n)

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the long, thick hair that grows along the top of a horse’s neck or around the face and neck of a lion

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streak (n)

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a long, thin mark that is easily noticed because it is very different from the area surrounding it

  • The window cleaner left dirty streaks on the windows.
  • I dye my hair to hide my grey streaks.
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tresses (pl.n)

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someone’s hair, especially long hair

  • Her black tresses lay around her on the pillow.
  • She unfastened her hair and shook our her tresses.
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to pulsate

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to beat or move with a strong, regular rhythm

  • The whole room was pulsating with music.
  • A light pulsates in the distance.
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dilation (n)

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a change in the shape in which it becomes larger

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contraction (n)

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a change in the shape in which it becomes smaller

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mischief (n)

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behaviour, especially a child’s, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage

  • She is a lively girl, full of mischief.
  • Maybe a new bike would keep him out of mischief.
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boulder (n)

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a very large rock

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ledge (n)

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a narrow, flat area that sticks out from a building, cliff or other vertical surfaces

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tremendous (adj)

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very great in amount

  • They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.
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ripple (n)

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a small wave on the surface of the water

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to settle

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to drop; to move to a lower level and stay there

  • The house had been empty for years and dust had settled on all the surfaces.
  • Do you think the snow will settle ( = remain on the ground and other surfaces without melting)?
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flapping (adj)

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moving up and down

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membrane (n)

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a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person’s or animal’s body

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victim (n)

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a person who has suffered the effects of violence or illness or bad luck

  • We appear to have been the victims of a cruel practical joke.
  • The new drug might help save the lives of cancer victims.
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scum (n)

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a layer of unpleasant or unwanted material that has formed on the top of a liquid

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to ooze

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to flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid

  • Blood was still oozing out of the wound.
  • She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound oozing pus.
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born and bred

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used to say that someone was born and grew up in a particular place, and has the typical character of someone who lives there

  • He is a Parisian born and bred.
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to remark

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to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought

  • He remarked that she was looking thin.
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study (n)

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a room, especially in a house, used for quiet work such as reading or writing

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dazed (adj)

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very confused and unable to think clearly

  • “You’re looking rather dazed. Is something wrong?”
  • a dazed expression
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paroxysm (n)

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a series of sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements that your body makes because you are coughing, laughing or in great pain

  • He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
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notion (n)

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an idea or belief

  • I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.
  • Dave has got some strange notion that you are only respectable if you own a piece of property.
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to occur

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to happen (especially of accidents and other unexpected events)

  • Many suicides occur in prisons.
  • Evolution occurs as a result of adaptation to new environments.
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save (preposition)

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but / except for

  • They found all the lost documents save one.
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pang (n)

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a sudden sharp feeling of pain or painful emotion

  • a pang of jealousy / a pang of remorse
  • We had not eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore.
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fortitude (n)

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bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, especially over a long period of time

  • Throughout his illness, he showed great fortitude.
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bank (n)

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sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river

  • By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.
  • These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams.
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dark (adj)

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secret or hidden

  • I have just been promoted, but keep it dark. I don’t want anyone to know just yet.
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to perish

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to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed

  • Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
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contact

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to touch

  • Don’t let the glue come into contact with your skin.
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vile (adj)

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evil / disgusting

  • He responded with the vilest language imaginable.
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miscreant (n)

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someone who does something wrong or commits a crime

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extract (n)

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a small part of a book

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bather (n)

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a person who is swimming in the sea, a river, etc.

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tawny (adj)

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of a light yellowish-brown colour, like that of a lion

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fibre (n)

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one of the various thread-like structures in the body such as those found in muscle

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handful (n)

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a small number of something

  • She invited all her friends to her party, but only a handful of them turned up.
  • He only knows a handful of different recipes.
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sinister (adj)

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making you feel that something bad or evil might happen

  • The ruined house had a sinister appearance.
  • A sinister-looking man sat in the corner of the room.
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acquaintance (n)

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a person that you have met but do not know well

  • a business acquaintance
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encounter (n)

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a meeting, especially one that happens by chance

  • I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.
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to radiate

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to spread out in all directions from a central point

  • Flows of lave radiated out from the volcano’s crater.
  • Just before the breeding season, these birds radiate outwards to warmer climates.
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filament (n)

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a thin thread or fibre of natural or artificial material, like the thin threads of the jellyfish

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50 feet

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15.24 m

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circumference (n)

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the boundary of a specific area

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fatal (adj)

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  1. causing death
  2. very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
  • a fatal heart attack
  • He made the fatal mistake / error of believing what they told him.
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multitudinous (adj)

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consisting of many things or parts

  • a night sky of multitudinous stars
  • The performers displayed their multitudinous talents.
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scarlet (adj)

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bright red

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to resolve

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to become clear

  • Each of the spirals of light resolved into points.
  • A musician resolves confused mass of sound into melodic or harmonic order.
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minute (adj)

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extremely small

  • a minute amount / quality of something
  • I have never seen a man with such tiny hands - they are minute!
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pustule (n)

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a small raised area on the skin that contains pus (thick liquid)

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charged (adj)

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containing a particular type of energy

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pulsation (n)

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the action of moving with a strong, regular rhythm

  • The star’s pulsations cause it to brighten and dim every six minutes.
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to cease

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to stop

  • It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist.
  • The company had to cease publication because of lack of money.
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leap (n)

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a large jump or sudden movement

  • With one leap, he crossed the stream.
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shrivelled (adj)

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dried up

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tragedy (n)

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a very sad event or situation, especially one involving death or suffering

  • It is a tragedy that so many young people are unable to find jobs.
  • Not long after they moved, tragedy struck - their son was killed in an accident.

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