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Many expressions and new vocabulary are waiting for you... find them within this brilliant poem. Just let yourself get lost in the words.
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Instructions
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| Item | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 'em | them (colloquial) |
| aim | goal, objective, intention |
| being lied about (passive voice) | people around you say lies to you |
| blaming it on you | what is happening is your fault, you are responsible for it |
| breathe a word | say something very softly |
| common touch | the property of appealing to people in general |
| count with you | be important to somebody |
| deal in | trade in, traffic with something |
| disaster | bad situation, catastrophe |
| don't give way to hating | don't hate, try not to feel hate |
| don't look too good | don't look too well, don't look too attractive |
| doubt you | don't trust you |
| foes | enemies (archaic) |
| force | compel, obligate |
| heap | a pile, a group of things placed on top of each other |
| hold on | resist |
| impostors | somebody who pretends to be somebody else |
| keep your head | don't lose control, try to think clearly |
| knaves | foolish, wicked and unreliable |
| make allowance for | take into account something, take something into consideration |
| none | nobody, nothing |
| pitch-and-toss | a gambling game of skill |
| risk | take a chance |
| sinew | muscular power |
| stoop | bend down forwards |
| the truth twisted | the truth changed, so it becomes something different, a lie |
| the unforgiving minute | unforgiving time; always constant, always running |
| the will | self-control, wish, the faculty of conscious decisions |
| triumph | victory, rejoicing at success |
| trust yourself | believe in yourself, have confidence in yourself |
| virtue | moral excellence and righteousness; goodness |
| wise | judicious, with a good knowledge about life |
| worn-out | something no longer usable, in a bad condition because it has been used a lot |
| yet | nevertheless, however |
| you can bear | you can stand, you can tolerate |
Total number of items: 35