Vocabulary

1)      Snip – ножницы (для металла)

Syn. – scissors

“ …the sound of the lady snipping”

2)      Spell – короткий промежуток времени

Syn. – moment

“I observed them for a spell”

3)      Weapon – оружие

Syn. – arms

“She dropped the offending pencil from her hand as though it was a dangerous weapon”

4)      To taunt – насмехаться, говорить колкости

Syn. – to mock

Ant. - to empathize

“She would have continued to taunt her”

5)      Pleadingly – умоляюще

Syn. – beggarly

Ant. – compulsorily

“His blue eyes looked pleadingly into hers”

6)      To squeak – пищать, скрипеть

Syn. – to creak

“His jeans squeaked against the leather”

7)      To retreat – отступать

Syn. – to recede

Ant. – to approach

“ …the place she could retreat to and feel safe”

8)      Blizzard – снежная буря к

Syn. – snowstorm

Ant. – desert

“Her mind was a blizzard of thoughts”

9)       To loathe – ненавидеть

Syn. – to hate

Ant. – to love

“This is part of my job I absolutely loathe”

10)   Dummy – манекен, кукла, дурак

Syn. – fool

Ant. – clever man

“No, you dummy! Fire engines are for putting out fires”