
almanac
a book published every year that tells you about the movements of the planets, the times of the...

special effect
an unusual image or sound in a film, created artificially using various technical methods

moccasin
a soft leather shoe with a flat heel

duckbilled platypus
a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail. It lays eggs and feeds milk to...

exquisite
extremely beautiful and delicate

crumpet
a flat round cake eaten hot with butter

bench
to make a sports player stop playing a game for a short time

off-piste
off-piste skiing is not done on the marked pistes (=tracks) but on fresh snow that has not been...

contrite
very sorry or ashamed because you have done something bad