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Homework p. 162 (grammar substitution)

p.58

Indus river ≠ Hin‧du /ˈhɪnduː, ˌhɪnˈduː◂/ noun (plural Hindus) [countable]  someone whose religion is Hinduism

Raviness

ravine /rəˈviːn/ noun [countable] 

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

syn-> gorge

steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest) 

1 a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle

The road became rocky and steep.

a steep climb to the top

chasm /ˈkæzəm/ noun  [countable] a very deep space between two areas of rock or ice, especially one that is dangerous

a rope bridge across the chasm

quintessence /kwɪnˈtesəns/ noun   → the quintessence of something

gripping /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective  a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting

Collins’ gripping detective novel

paltry endeavours

paltry /ˈpɔːltri $ ˈpɒːl-/ adjective 

formal-> unimportant or worthless

syn-> trivial paltry issues

endeavour British English, endeavor American English noun  [countable, uncountable]

formal an attempt to do something new or difficult

scientific/creative etc endeavour an outstanding example of human endeavor

civilization (also civilisation British English) /ˌsɪvəl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ -vələ-/

(at) full tilt

as fast as possible

He charged full tilt down the slope.

mob /mɒb $ mɑːb/ ●●○ noun [countable] 

1 a large noisy crowd, especially one that is angry and violent

mob of a mob of a few hundred demonstrators

They were immediately surrounded by the mob.

The leadership had been criticized for giving in to mob rule (=when a mob controls the situation rather than the government or the law).► see thesaurus at group

2 informal a group of people of the same type syn gangmob of

The usual mob of teenagers were standing on the corner.

the heavy mob British English (=group of strong violent men)

What happens if they send the heavy mob round to find him?

/əˈsent/

/dɪˈsent/

/ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuː-/

/səbˈtrakʃn/

wolves /wʊlvz/

Nathan:

How about your trip to England?

Have you ever had problems while travelling?

What’s the wildest place you’ve been to?

Do you read travel book / travel blogs / adventure stories...?

Bite the hand that feeds you

Registration number/plate

Invisible cities