P. 25
a close shave
a situation in which you only just avoid an accident
or something bad
SYN narrow/lucky escape
Phew, that was a close shave.
near miss
a) when a bomb, plane, car etc nearly hits something
but does not
a near miss
between two passenger aircraft over the airport
b) a situation in which something almost happens, or someone
almost achieves something
was mountain-biking, had just finished, had been
raining, was shining, were feeling, took, set, became, picked, went.
tar‧mac /ˈtɑːmæk $ ˈtɑːr-/ noun
trademark
1 (also tarmacadam British English /ˌtɑːməˈkædəm $ ˌtɑːr- $ ˌtɑːr-/) [uncountable] a
mixture of tar and very small stones, used for making the surface of roads
SYN asphalt
steep /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative
steepest)
The road became
rocky and steep.
a steep climb
to the top
slope /sləʊp $ sloʊp/ ●●○ W3 noun
1 [countable] a piece of ground or a surface that
slopes
a steep slope
a gentle (=not
steep) slope
She looked back
up the grassy slope.
Were driving, fell, landed, had escaped, had been
grazing, had slipped, arrived
slip/slɪp/ ●●● S3 W2 verb (slipped, slipping) 1 FALL
OR SLIDE [intransitive] to slide a short distance
accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly Wright
slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball.
slip on
He slipped on the ice.
bon‧net /ˈbɒnɪt $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable]
1 British English the metal lid over the front of a
car
SYN hood American English
I’ll need to
check under the bonnet.
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