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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner


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Flashcards 54
Language English
Category English
Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 26.05.2012 / 13.07.2014
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strange and frightening/ horrible/ dreadful

eerie

keeping away soft wet earth

mud-repellent (adj.)

someone who watches an event, especially a sports event/ member of the audience

spectator

easy to notice and to understand/ clear/ evident

(offensichtlich)

obvious

behaving with courage in a frightening situation/ courageous

brave

not cooked

raw

a combination of

a cross between

fastened or fixed with broad bands, like in a seat-belt

strapped

very great/ enormous

tremendous

the pressure or worry that is caused by a difficult situation, job or problem/ physical effort

(Anspannung, Belastung)

strain

a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something

decline

someone who is competing against you in a sport or competition/ rival/ antagonist

(Gegner)

opponent

to succeed in getting a good result or in doing something you want/ to reach

to achieve

rate at which something moves

speed