Question | Answer |
(on the) outskirts | the areas of a town or city that are furthest away from the centre |
refuse | to say you will not do something that someone has asked you to do |
an old friend of mine | |
clairvoyant | used for describing someone who says that they know what will happen in the future, or that they can communicate with the spirits of dead people |
coffee grounds | extremely small pieces of crushed coffee beans, especially after they have been used for making a drink of coffee |
accurate | correct or true in every detail |
spot on | exactly right |
laid-back | calm and relaxed |
relieved | happy and relaxed because something bad has not happened or because a bad situation has ended |
urgently | immediately |
shiver | a shaking movement that your body makes when you are cold, frightened, or excited |
coincidence | situation in which separate things happen by chance at the same time or in the same way |
terraced house | a house joined together on both sides |
remember vividly | remember very clearly |
breeze | a light wind |
drag | to pull sth/sb along with difficulty |
stare | to look at sb /sth very directly for a long time |
estate agent | sb whose job is to buy and sell or rent property |
familiar | well-known to you, or easily recognized by you |
dome | a roof shaped like the top half of a ball |
binoculars | an instrument you use to see distant objects clearly |
glide | to move in a smooth and easy way with no noise |