NA2 8/11/17

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) 

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

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.