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whirlpool /ˈwɜːlpuːl/ noun [ C ]
an area of water that moves round and round very
quickly
shoe /ʃuː/ noun [ C ]
a pair of shoes
training shoes
to put your shoes
on/take your shoes off
2 be in sb's shoes
informal to be in the same situation as someone else,
especially an unpleasant situation
What would you do
if you were in my shoes?
shoo /ʃuː/ verb present participle shooing , past
shooed
shoo sb away/off/out,
etc
to make a person or animal leave a place by chasing
them or shouting 'shoo' at them
shoo
exclamation
astonishing /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ adjective
very surprising
It's astonishing
that so many people believed his story.
astonishingly
adverb
strenuous /ˈstrenjuəs/ adjective
using or needing a lot of effort
strenuous
exercise
My list of extreme sports:
BASE Jumping: is very extreme activity that includes a
parachute (can be used both parachute and wingsuit) to jump from fixed objects,
with unopened parachute like skydiving. The acronym “B.A.S.E.” stands for:
Building, Antenna, Span, Earth – four categories of objects from which B.A.S.E.
jumper can jump.
Bodyboarding: is a kind of wave surfing. But instead
of surfboard u have a rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam.
Canoeing: extreme canoeing (a.k.a whitewater canoeing
or whitewater racing). These extreme guys race specialised canoes and kayaks
down a dangerous whitewater rivers. There is also such a class like Extreme
Canoe racing, that includes much more complicated rapids, leave it for real
pros🙂
Cliff Jumping:
Extreme Motorsport: includes activities like
supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross.
Freestyle motocross
Free Running: Parkour
Hangliding:
Ice Climbing:
Jet Skis:
Kitesurfing:
Extreme Biking:
BMX: Vert, Street, Dirt, Freestyle (Flatland)
Moto trials
Mountain Biking: Downhill, Freeride, Northshore, Slope
Style and other
Paragliding:
Rock Climbing:
Sand Boarding:
Sand Kiting:
Scootering:
Skateboarding:
Skiing:
Snowboarding:
Snowkiting:
Surfing:
Windsurfing:
White Water Rafting:
Wingsuit sky diving:
keep (sb/sth) awake/clean/safe, etc
to remain in a particular state or make someone or
something remain in a particular state
Thick socks help me keep warm.
He goes jogging twice a week to keep fit.
He keeps his car spotlessly clean.
toboggan
/təˈbɒɡən $ -ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable]
a light wooden board with a curved front, used for
sliding down hills covered in snow → sledge
—tobogganing noun [uncountable]
/klaɪm/
ex‧haust‧ed /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd $ -ˈzɒːs-/
blown away
cling/klɪŋ/ /hang (on)
in the zone
flawlessly/ˈflɔːləslɪ $ ˈflɒː-/
vacillate
rally
dangling
foothold
a position from which you can start to make progress
and achieve your aims
gain/establish a foothold
footing
[singular] a firm hold with your feet when you are
standing on a dangerous surface
Seb struggled to keep his footing on the slippery
path.
granite /ˈɡrænət/
summit /ˈsʌmɪt/
route /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/
abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/
glacier /ˈɡlæsiə $ ˈɡleɪʃər/
confectioner /kənˈfekʃənə $ -ər/ noun [countable] someone who makes or sells sweets, cakes etc
put your foot down
a)to say very firmly that someone must do something or
must stop doing something
You’ll just have to put your foot down and tell him he
can’t stay out on school nights.
b) informal-> to make a car go faster
put your foot in it
especially British English, put
your foot in your mouth especially
American English to say something without thinking carefully, so that you
embarrass or upset someone
I’ve really put my foot in it this time. I didn’t
realize that was her husband!
rub salt into the wound
Give somebody an inch and they'll take a mile.
glass slick slab – as thin as a coin
freed of the prison
dangling like a spider
The only thing to fear is fear itself.
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Embark /ɪmˈbɑːk/ verb [ I ]
To get on a ship, boat, or aircraft to begin a journey
The opposite is disembark
Embark on/upon sth phrasal verb
To start something new or important
You're never too
old to embark on a new
career.
I don’t want to keep you long
Amazed by how quickly everything goes.
That’s where volunteers’ groups come in
A holiday job
It all led on from there
In that line of job
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