| a feeling of being happy, excited, and full of energy | exhilaration,_,She enjoyed the exhilaration of jet-skiing. |
| your nails are the hard smooth layers on the ends of your fingers and toes | nail,_,Stop biting your nails! |
| a blackboard | chalkboard,_,She wrote the day’s menu up on a chalkboard. |
| a machine or tool that does a special job | device,_,The company makes devices to detect carbon monoxide. |
| if something repels you, it is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it, or it makes you feel ill | repel,_,The smell repelled him. |
| to stand or wait somewhere, especially in a public place, without any clear reason | loitering,_,Five or six teenagers were loitering in front of the newsagent’s. |
| not upset or worried by something | undisturbed,_,Mark seemed undisturbed by her threats. |
| to behave in a way that makes someone leave | drive them away,_,He was cruel because he wanted to drive me away. |
| to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results | deter,_,The company’s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors. |
| the sound made by a telephone, especially a mobile phone, when someone is calling it | ringtone,_,She changes her ringtone every week. |
| if something is undetectable, it won't be noticed or discovered | undetectable,_,The high-pitched sound is undetectable except to dogs. |
| canned music is recorded music used on television or radio programmes, airports, shops etc | canned music,_,She wanted to smash the speaker that was blaring out canned music in the lift. |
| worrying or upsetting | disturbing,_,There has been a disturbing increase in the crime rate recently. |
| happening without being planned or intended | accidental,_,Buy an insurance policy that covers accidental damage. |
| if a situation is uncontrollable, nothing can be done to control it or stop it getting worse | uncontrollable,_,You should ignore what is uncontrollable and focus on what you are able to control. |
| when you understand something that you had not understood before | realisation,_,I was shocked by the realization of what I had done. |
| to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one | provoke,_,The proposal provoked widespread criticism. |
| being in danger | endangered,_,The lizards are classed as an endangered species. |
| unable to hear very well | hard of hearing,_,I'm afraid she's becoming hard of hearing. |
| something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before | unheard of,_,Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of until the 19th century. |
| to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard | overhear,_,She overheard the management discussing pay rises. |
| a period of time when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc | strike,_,The government will bring in the army to help during the firemen's strike. |
| if you can’t hear yourself think, you are unable to think because the environment you are in is so noisy | can't hear myself think,_,Just shut up, Tom. I can’t hear myself think. |
| if you won’t hear of something you refuse to agree with a suggestion or proposal | won’t hear of,_,I said we should go back, but Dennis won't hear of it. |
| a small object which fits into or behind your ear to make sounds louder, worn by people who cannot hear well | hearing aid,_,My grandmother wears a hearing aid, but never turns it on. |
| continuing without stopping | incessant,_,The child’s incessant talking started to irritate her. |
| to make a low continuous sound | humming,_,Machines hummed on the factory floor. |
| the state of being pleasantly calm, quiet and peaceful | tranquillity,_,She enjoyed the tranquillity of the Tuscan countryside. |
| confident, happy, and active | perky,_,Emma was always perky and happy. |
| to stop a fire from burning by pouring water on it | douse,_,The fireman doused the fire with powerful hoses. |
| used to emphasize the great size of something, especially something that cannot be measured | immensity,_,It's impossible to contemplate the immensity of outer space. |
| to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset | unsettle,_,The sudden changes unsettled Judy. |
| to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground | shuffle,_,With sore legs and aching chest, he shuffled over to the bathroom. |
| a soundproof wall, room etc is one that sound cannot pass through or into | soundproof,_,They locked their prisoner in a soundproof room. |
| a room used for a special purpose | chamber,_,The councillors met in the council chamber every month. |
| to move very fast with a soft rushing sound | whoosh,_,He felt helpless as the cars whooshed by either side of him as he lay in the road. |
| if water gurgles, it flows along gently with a pleasant low sound | gurgle,_,We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley. |
| to move around within a system, or to make something do this | circulate,_,Swimming helps to get the blood circulating through the muscles. |
| a very wide road in the US, built for fast travel | freeway,_,They took off down the freeway without a care in the world. |
| to make something become less sharp or clear | dull,_,Her fear and anxiety dulled her mind. |
| very private and quiet | secluded,_,We sunbathed on a small secluded beach. |
| very friendly and willing to talk a lot | expansive,_,Hauser was in an expansive mood. |
| a scientist who studies ecology | ecologist,_,As an ecologist he's fascinated by the rainforest and its inhabitants. |
| a very small green plant that grows in a thick soft furry mass on wet soil, trees, or rocks | moss,_,The wall was totally covered in bright green moss. |
| a main branch on a tree | bough,_,The squirrel leapt from bough to bough as it moved through the forest. |
| the quality of being very exact or correct | precision,_,The work was carried out with military precision. |
| very loud | deafening,_,The lion let out a deafening roar which nearly knocked me over. |
| the quality of making sound louder, especially musical sound | amplification,_,The huge amplification used in modern concerts has contributed to a lot of people having problems with their hearing. |
| the part of a theatre where people sit when watching a play, concert etc | auditorium,_,We gathered in an auditorium and watched a DVD. |
| if something, especially water, patters, it makes quiet sounds as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly | pattering,_,We could hear the rain pattering on the window panes. |
