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encounter 障礙物 en:into counter:face

confrontation with sth negative

survive/attack/fend off

foe~animy

taxonomy 分類

vertebrate and invertebrates 脊椎 無脊椎

spine *spine chilling

SOP sequence of chilling

procedure

hook 要引

not panic=stay clean

iron u.

Onomatopoeia

I heard a fly buzz when I died

metaphor

My sister’s keeper

“Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Old Testament The Genesis

Cain Abel(air) Seth offering

→place a curse on his forehead

Success is Counted Sweetest By Emily Dickinson

1. charge

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you

-You will have to pay a small admission charge.

2. formidable

very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

-Meeting the energy demands of a big city is a formidable task.

3. frailty

the condition of having a weak character or weak moral standards

-Figures of authority are all too prone to human frailty.

4.gaze

to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking of something else

-We gazed in wonder at the scene before us.

5.grunt

to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time

-He grunted with satisfaction.

6.majestic

big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way

-a man of majestic appearance and great dignity

7. menacing

intended to threaten or frighten someone

-a menacing look/tone

8. retreat

to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it

-The elephants retreated to the safety of the forest.

9.sideways

to, towards, or from one side

-I slipped on the ice and fell sideways.

10.snarl

to speak in an unpleasant angry way

-'Be quiet!' he snarled at them.

11.despair

the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it

-To my utter despair, the car would not start.

12.fury

a feeling of very strong anger that usually does not last very long

-She was speechless with fury.

13.growl

if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise

-The dog growled at me.

14.intent

concentrating hard on something

-He was so intent on his gardening magazine, he didn't notice me come in.

15.outlast

to last longer, or to continue to be successful for longer, than someone or something else

-This system has outlasted many of its rivals.

16.petrify

to frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do

-Your father really petrifies me.

17. rusty

a skill that is rusty has not been used recently

-I warn you, my piano playing's pretty rusty.

18. tame

something that is tame is slightly boring because it is not exciting, interesting, powerful, or dangerous enough

-The match was a bit tame.

19. twitch

to make a sudden short movement

-One of the curtains twitched slightly.

20. encounter

a meeting, especially one that was not planned

-I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before.

21. confrontation

a situation in which people or groups are arguing angrily or are fighting

-Tom and Sue were anxious to avoid any further confrontation.

22. metaphor

a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities

-He uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.

23. buzz

if a place or group of people is buzzing, there is a lot of noise or activity

-Normally the house was buzzing with cheerful conversation.

24. fend off

to defend yourself against an attack

-His opponent jumped back and tried to fend off the blows.

25. sequences

a set of related things that happen or are arranged in a particular order

-A computer can store and repeat sequences of instructions.