conscious
noticing that something exists or is happeningand realizing that it is important
conscious of:
Teachers are increasingly conscious of the importance of theInternet.
He was suddenly conscious of everyone looking at him.
conscious (that):
We are conscious that some people may not wish to work atnight.
conscience
the ideas and feelings you have that tell you whether something you are doing isright or wrong
Each person must vote according to his or her own conscience.
The decision must be a matter of individual conscience.
guilty conscience (=a bad feeling because you have done something wrong):
It's hard to imagine how people live with a guilty conscience.
clear conscience (=the knowledge that you have done nothing wrong):
We wantto leave with a clear conscience, knowing we did the job right.
struggle/wrestle with your conscience:
After a night of wrestling with hisconscience, he decided to go to the police.
ease someone's conscience:
People give a few pounds to charity in order toease their consciences.
compliment
something nice that you say to praise someone
It is a compliment to be compared to her.
pay/give someone a compliment:
He kept paying me compliments on mycooking.
take something as a compliment (=consider it to be a compliment, even if it was not intended to be):
Mum says I'm stubborn, but I'll take that as acompliment.
complement
to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities
The plants are chosen to complement each other.
a simple sweater that was perfectly complemented by elegant jewellery
spelling bee
a competition in which children have to spell difficult words
bully
to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or weaker than you
In one study 75 per cent of students reported having been bullied at school.
six-grader 小學六年級
dandelion
a wild plant with a large yellow flower that changes into a furry white ball of seedscalled a dandelion clock
batik
a way of creating designs on cloth using wax and dye
remarkable
unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
The play has been a remarkable success.
Her mother made a remarkable recovery.
a remarkable achievement/feat/performance
remarkable that:
It's remarkable that no one has complained about this systembefore.
remarkable about:
There's nothing particularly remarkable about the film.
remarkable for:
The standard of craftsmanship is remarkable for bronze work of this date.
kaleidoscope
a scene, situation, or experience that keeps changing and has many differentaspects
a kaleidoscope of colours
mysticsomeone who practises or believes in mysticism
boyish
looking or behaving like a boy or typical of a boy, usually in a way that you findattractive
his boyish good looks
her boyish figure
adjoin room
to be next to and connected to another building, room, area etc
the land that adjoins the park
cumulus
a large low white cloud that is round at the top and flat at the bottom. Cumulusclouds form at the lower levels of the atmosphere.
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