Lesson 47
New words and expressions:
1. thirsty
A thirsty ghost
After walking a long way in the sun, they felt thirsty.
He was very thirsty.
2. ghost
A man with a guilty conscience is said to be afraid of ghosts.
The graveyard is haunted by ghosts.
3. haunt
Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
No one dared to live in the haunted mansion.
People believed that after his death the house was haunted.
4. block
The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been removed.
All roads were blacked by the heavy snowfall.
You blocked my way.
5. furniture
He bought a set of furniture at a bargain price.
There is not much furniture in the house.
6. whisky
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
He loves whisky.
Would you like two whiskies?
7. suggest
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head.
Your silence suggested that you agreed with the plan.
She is suggesting that it’s all my fault.
8. shake
She shook him by the shoulder.