Words & Expressions
1.take it in turns(take turns)
They spent the morning on the cliffs, taking it in turns to flash a mirror at the mainland.
expressions: if two or more people take it in turns to do work, use something etc, they do it one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly
e.g. You'll have to take it in turns on the swing.
2. relish
Philip said: "You know, I don't relish the idea of tinned tongue particularly. I'll stay here with Miss Claythorne."
explanation: to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen
e.g. I don't relish the thought of you walking home alone.
3.den
Philip said: "You're the one who wants to go into the lion's den. I'll come with you if you like?"
explanation: the home of some animals, for example lions or foxes
4.inmate
He may be anybody - a mad millionaire - a crazy business man - an escaped inmate of Broadmoor.
explanation: someone who is being kept in a prison
5.lassitude
A sudden feeling of lassitude, of intense weariness, spread over Vera's limbs.
explanation: formal tiredness and lack of energy or interest = weariness
Good sentences
He was spread-eagled on the stone terrace on the east side, his head crushed and mangled by a great block of white marble.
They paced slowly up and down, along the line of the rocks overlooking the sea.
