alongside

next to someone or something

idol

someone that you admire and respect very much
a picture or object that people pray to as part of their religion

 

needless

unnecessary

ecstatic

extremely happy

She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky.

rebellion

an act of fighting against the government of a country

curfew

You'll be in trouble if you get home after curfew.

crystal

a loose dress

marijuana

a drug that some people smoke for pleasure and that is illegal in many countries

authority

the official power to make decisions or control people

asleep

adjective

lethargic

having no energy and not wanting to do anything

redwood

a very tall tree that grows on the west coast of the US, or the wood of this tree

wart

a small, hard lump that grows on the skin

sunburn

painful, red skin that you get from being in the sun too long

 

barracks

a building or group of buildings where soldiers live

ثَكنات

an army barracks

 

glaring

A glaring mistake is a very bad one that everyone will notice.

صارِخ / فاضِح

glaring light, sun, etc.

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light that is too strong and bright

 

 

hectic

very busy and full of activity

 I’ve had a very hectic day.

snorkelling

We went snorkeling in Key West.

mutineer

someone who takes part in a mutiny
Taking action against people in power 
 

maroon

a dark brown-red colour

 

I sneaked into his bedroom while he was asleep.

ransack

to search a place or container in a violent and careless way

stash

to store or hide something, especially a large amount:

The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a warehouse.

 

belly

the stomach or the front part of the body between your chest and your legs: 

pantry

a small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept

obsession

someone or something that you think about all the time

 

The spa offers massages and beauty treatments as well as exercise classes.

spoil

If you spoil a child, you let him or her have anything he or she wants, in a way that has a bad effect on his or her behaviour.

substance

a solid, liquid, or gas

مادّة

a dangerous substance

 

a lumpy sauce

She scooped the ice cream into the dishes.

The school forbids students from smoking.

ponder

to think carefully about something

يَتأمّل

He pondered what might have happened if he hadn’t gone home.

 

oak

a large tree found in northern countries, or the wood of this tree

 

foresee

to think that something will happen in the future

يَتَوقَّع

I don’t foresee any problems with the project.

 

accumulate

to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 

 

splash

If a liquid splashes or you splash a liquid, drops of it fall on something.

يَرُش / يُطَرْطِش

She splashed some cold water on her face.

 

payphone

a phone in a public place that you pay to use

tremendous

very good

رائع

I think she’s doing a tremendous job.

 

decoration

the act or process of making something look more attractive by putting things on it, or something that you use to do this

ranch

a large farm where animals are kept

reassure

to say something to stop someone from worrying
 He reassured me that I would be paid soon.

haul

to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty

They hauled the piano into the living room.

 

realm

an area of interest or activity:

Her interests are in the realm of practical politics.

 

ritual

a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony: 

Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.

 

sweetness

the quality of being sweet

complex

made of a lot of different but connected parts, or difficult to understand
 The story was so complex that I couldn’t understand it.

inferior

not as good as someone or something else
 Opposite superior 

grove

a group of trees planted close together: 

willingness

the fact of wanting or not refusing to do something

skeleton

the structure made of all the bones in the body of a person or animal

pupil

the black, round part in the centre of your eye

shore

the area of land along the edge of the sea or a lake

giant

a very big person in children’s stories