The countryside was a patchwork of fields.
outback AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
A lot of the outback in Australia is really very wild.
wilds
The gamekeeper lived out in the wilds in a small cottage.
courage NOUN
Courage is the quality shown by people who do things that they know are dangerous or difficult.
bravery
His bravery in saving the child brought him letters from all over the world.
daring
The daring of King Arthur’s knights is recorded in legend.
guts INFORMAL
The timid girl showed real guts when she went down the rope slide.
heroism
For her heroism in an enemy country, the undercover agent received a secret award.
ANTONYM: cowardice
course NOUN
A course is the route something such as an aircraft, river or ship takes.
path
The plane’s flight path brought it close to the enemy coast.
route
Our quickest route to the Far East is, surprisingly, over the North Pole.
trajectory
The stone’s trajectory was a graceful arc from my catapult to our greenhouse.
way
“Which way do you go home?” I asked Sunil.
of course PHRASE
If you say of course, you are showing that you are absolutely sure about something.
certainly
School meals are certainly tastier than they used to be.
definitely
“I’m definitely coming to camp,” Vadim confirmed.
undoubtedly
I bragged that my team was undoubtedly the best in the world.
crack NOUN
A crack is a narrow gap.
cranny
In a tiny cranny in the cupboard lay the key that they sought.
crevice
Climbers use crevices in the rock to hold the pieces of equipment that support them.
nook
The birds lay their eggs in nooks in the sheer cliffs above the sea.
crafty ADJECTIVE
Someone who is crafty gets what they want by tricking people in a clever way.
cunning
Bond’s cunning trick was to hide above the door.
sly
The sly fox hid behind the henhouse.
wily
The wily coyote was no match for the even cleverer roadrunner.
crash (1) NOUN
A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged.
accident
Queues built up, as the accident had blocked both sides of the road.
collision
The collision took place at a busy road intersection.
pile-up
Pile-ups often occur during fog, when vehicles collide with one another.
smash
It was a bad smash, with two people injured.
crash (2) VERB
If a vehicle crashes, it hits something and is badly damaged.
bump
The motorbike bumped into the back of the car.
collide
My dad’s car collided with a quarry truck on a narrow bend.
plough into
The runaway lorry ploughed into the wall.
crazy ADJECTIVE INFORMAL
Someone or something crazy is very strange or foolish.
absurd
How absurd that you should think that baked beans grow on trees!
bizarre
To see my brother on a bike dressed as a teddy bear was a bizarre experience.
insane
I reckon that bungee jumping is an insane thing to do.
outrageous
Uncle Will is aways doing outrageous things.
ridiculous
Dad thought the idea was ridiculous.
strange
The cowboy had a strange look in his eye.
creep VERB
If you creep somewhere, you move there quietly and slowly.
edge
I edged towards the door, hoping that no one would notice me leave.
slink
“Don’t try to slink off. I haven’t finished yet!” snapped the irritable countess.
sneak
The cat sneaked up the fire escape and crept in through the back door.
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