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    Posted: 19-Oct-2014 at 14:02

Religion and magic (II):


believe [bı'li:f] = be [bı]; leaf [li:f]*

belie [bı'laı]** = be [bı]; lie [laı]

pray [preı] = prey [preı]

prayer [preə(r)] = prey [preı] & err [eə(r)]

aureole ['כ:.ri.əυl] = ore [כ:(r)]; re [ri]; owe [əυ] & hell [hel]

ghost [gəυst] = go [gəυ] & east [i:st]

augur ['כ:.gə(r)] = ore [כ:(r)]; gear [gıə(r)]

seer [sıə(r)] = see [si:]; err [eə(r)]

future ['fju:.tζə(r)] = few [fju:]; chair [tζeə(r)]

oracular US [כ:r'æk.ju:.lə] = ore [כ:r]; rack [ræk]; you [ju:]; let [let]

mystery ['mıs.t(ə)r.i] = miss [mıs] / Miss [mıs]; tear [teə(r)]; eat [i:t]

mystic ['mıs.tık] = miss [mıs] / Miss [mıs]; tick [tık] / tickle [tık.l]

omen ['əυ.mən] = owe [əυ]; man [mæn]

taboo [tə'bu:] = tell [tel]; boo [bu:]***

tarot ['tær.əυ] = tear [teə(r)]; owe [əυ]

fortune ['fכ:.tζu:n] teller ['tel.ə(r)] = for [fכ:(r)], tune [tju:n]; tell [tel], err [eə(r)]

prophecy ['prαf.ə.si] = profit [prαf.ıt]; at [ət]; see [si:]

fate [feıt] = fey [feı] & at [ət]

fatal ['feı.t(ə)l] = fey [feı]; tell [tel]

alchemy ['æl.kə.mi] = US all [a:l]; can [kən]; me [mi:]

alchemist ['æl.kə.mıst] = US all [a:l]; can [kən]; mist [mıst]



* leaf = a thin sheet of paper, an extra part of a table that can be folded away when not being

used;

** belie = to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion

*** boo = to make na expression of strong disapproval or disagreement; usually shouted, used to

surprise and frighten someone who does not know you are near them

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Religion and magic III:


apocalypse US [ə'pa:.kə.lıps] = at [ət]; pa [pa:]; can [kən]; lips [lıps]*

apostle US [ə'pa:sl] = at [ət]; pa [pa:]; slay [sleı] / slave [sleıv]

saint [seınt]; [s(ə)nt] = say [seı] & cant [kænt]**; sent [sent]

sainted [seın.tıd] = saint [seınt]; id [ıd] / sent [sent]; id [ıd]

testament [tes.tə.mənt] = test [test]; ten [ten]; meant [ment]

Advent ['æd.vənt] = add [æd]; vent [vənt]***

angelic [æn'dзel.ık] = and [ænd]; gel [dзel]****; eke [i:k] / ache [eık]

profane [prə'feın] = pro- [prəυ-]; feign [feın]*****

medium ['mi:.di.əm] = me [mi:]; did [dıd]; 'em [əm]

meditation [med.ı'teı.ζ(ə)n] = mad [mæd]; in [ın]; taste [teıst]; shone [ζan]

telepathy [tə'lep.ə.Өi ] = tell [tell]; lap [læp]******; at [ət]; thee [ði:]

necromancy ['nek.rəυ.mænt.si] = neck [nek]; row [rəυ]; meant [ment]; see [si:]

arcane [a:'keın] = ah [a:]; cane [keın]

druid ['dru:.ıd] = drew [dru:]; id [ıd]

panacea [pæn.ə'si:.ə] = pan- [pæn-]*******; as [əz]; see [si:]; at [ət]

nightmare ['naıt.meə(r)] = night [naıt]; mare [meə(r)]

bewitch [bı'wı]******** = be [bı]; witch [wı]

magician [mə'ıζ.(ə)n] = man [mæn]; gee [dзi:] & wish [wıζ]; and [(ə)n]

hallucination [hə'lu:.sı.neı.ζ(ə)n] = hah [hæ]; loo [lu:]; see [si:]; nay [neı]*********; shone [ζan]

Halloween [hæl.əυ'i:n] = hell [hel]; owe [əυ]; eat [i:t] & in [ın]

amulet ['æm.jυ.lət] = am [æm]; you [jυ]; let [let]



* lipwhen someone argues in a rude way or in a way that shows a lack of respect; a part of an edge

of a container that is shaped to allow liquid to be poured easily from the container

** cant – statements on especially religious or moral subjects which are not sincerely believed by the

person making them; special words used by a particular group of people such as thieves, lawyers or

priests, often in order to keep things secret

*** vent – a small opening which allows air, smoke or gas to enter or leave an enclosed space; to

express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way

**** gel – a thick, clear substance; to change from a liquid into a thick soft solid; if two or more people

gel, they form a good relationship or become friends

***** feign – to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion

****** lap – to hit something gently, producing quiet sounds

******* pan – including or relating to all the places or people in a particular group

******** bewitch – to charm someone greatly so that you have the power to influence them; to put a

magic spell on someone or something in order to control them

********* nay – even more; used to introduce a second and more extreme phrase in a sentence when

the first phrase was not strong enough

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Law in la-la land:


jubilant ['dзu:.bı.lənt] = Jew [dзu:]; be [bı]; lent [lent]

jubilee ['dзu:.bı.li:] = Jew [dзu:]; be [bı]; lee [li:]

Judgment Day ['dзΛdз.mənt deı] = judge [dзΛdз]; meant [ment] day [deı]

judicature ['dзu:.dı.kə.tζə(r)] = Jew [dзu:]; did [dıd]; can [kən]; chair [tζeə(r)]

judiciary [dзu:'dıζ.(ə)r.i] = Jew [dзu:]; dish [dıζ]; err [eə(r)]; eat [i:t]

judicious [dзu:'dıζ.əs] = Jew [dзu:]; dish [dıζ]; ass [æs]*

juicy ['dзu:.si]** = Jew [dзu:]; see [si:]

junket ['dзΛη.kıt]*** = junk [dзΛηk]; kit [kıt]

jurisdiction ['dзυə.rıs'dık.ζ(e)n] = Jewry ['dзυə.ri] & risk [rısk]; dick [dık]****; shone [ζan]

jurisprudence [dзυə.rı'spru:.dənts] = Jewry ['dзυə.ri]; risk [rısk]; prude [pru:d]; dents [dents]*****

jurist ['dзυə.rıst] = Jewry ['dзυə.ri] & east [i:st]

jury ['dзυə.ri] = Jewry ['dзυə.ri]

justice ['dзΛs.tıs] = just [dзΛst]; is [ıs]



* ass – a stupid person

** juicy – big, important, or of a high quality; describes information that is especially interesting because

it is shocking or personal

*** junket – a journey or visit made for pleasure by an official, which is paid for by someone else or is

paid for with public money

**** dick – a stupid man

***** prude – a person who is easily shocked by rude things, especially those of a sexual type;

dent – if you dent someone's confidence or pride, you make them feel less confident or proud


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Religion and magic IV:


magic ['mædз.ık] = mad [mæd] & gee [dзi:]; eke [i:k] / ache [eık]

prophet ['prαf.ıt] = profit ['prαf.ıt]

fantasy ['fæn.tə.si] = fan [fæn]*; ten [ten]; see [si:]

phantasmagoria [fæn.tæz.mə'gכ:.ri.ə] = fan [fæn]; task US [tæsk]; man [mæn]; gore [gכ:(r)]; re- [ri-];

at [ət]

imagination [ı mædз.ı'neı.ζ(e)n] = in [ın]; mad [mæd] & gee [dзi:]; nay [neı]; shone [ζan]

elixir [ı'lık.sıə(r)] = in [ın]- w; lick [lık]; seer [sıə(r)] / sear [sıə(r)]**

shadow ['ζæd.əυ] = shed [ζed]; owe [əυ]

behemoth [bı'hi:.mαӨ] = be [bı]; he [hi:]; moth [mαӨ]

belladonna US [bel.ə'da:.] = belle [bel]***; at [ət]; don US [da:n]; no [nəυ]

pheromone ['fer.ə.məυn] = fare US [fer]****; at [ət]; mown [məυn]

aroma [ə'rəυ.mə] = at [ət]; row [rəυ]; man [mæn]

beguile [bı'gaıl]***** = be [bı]; guile [gaıl]

enigma [ı'nıg.mə] = in [ın]; niggle ['nıg.l]******; man [mæn]

phantom ['fæn.t(ə)m] = fan [fæn], to [tə] & 'em [əm]

hallucinogen [hæl.u:'sın.ə.dз(ə)n] = help [help]; you [ju:]; sin [sın] / hell [hel]; you [ju:]; seen [si:n] ; at

[ət]; gen [dзen]*******

placebo [plə'si:.bəυ] = plan [plæn]; see [si:]; bow [bəυ]

telepathic [tel.ı'pæӨ.ık] = tell [tel]; in [ın]; path US [pæӨ]; eke [i:k] / ache [eık]

shaman ['ζeı.mən] = shame [ζeım] / shake [ζeık]; man [mæn]

lullaby ['lΛl.ə.baı] = lull [lΛl]********; at [ət]; by [baı]

lunacy ['lu:.nə.sı] = loo [lu:]; no [nəυ]; see [si:]

arachnophobia [ə'ræk.nə fəυ.bi.ə] = at [ət]; rack [ræk]*********; no [nəυ]; foe [fəυ]; be [bi]; at [ət]



* fan – to encourage bad emotions or behavour to get worse

** sear – to have a strong unpleasant effect on someone's feelings or memories; to burn the surface of

something with sudden very strong heat; to fry a piece of meat quickly at a high temperature, in order t

o prevent liquid and flavour escaping from it

*** belle – a beautiful and charming woman or one who is beautifully dressed

**** fare – the money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle; to succeed or be treated in the stated

way; the type of food that is served in a restaurant

***** beguile – to charm, attract or interest, sometimes in order to deceive; guile – clever but

sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone

****** niggle – a small doubt or worry; to worry someone slightly, usually for a long time; to criticize

someone about small details or give too much attention to details

******* gen – information about a particular subject; gen up – to find out as much information as

possible

******** lull – to cause someone to feel calm or to feel as if they want to sleep

********* rack – to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something; in the past, a

device to which people were tied


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The true destination of a described in the Bible wooden box which was to contain the writings of Jewish

law, and which represented to the people of Israel the presence of God leading them:


the Ark of the Covenant [ði'a:k əv ðə 'kΛv.(ә)n.(ә)nt] = the [ði:]; arc [a:k]*; of [əv]; the [ðə]; coven

['kΛv.(ә)n]**; cant [kænt]*** the arc of the coven cant


* arc – a powerful flow of electricity which goes across a space between two points;

see: antenna [æn'ten.ə] – and [ænd]; ten [ten]; at [ət]

** coven – a group or meeting of witches, sorcerers

*** cant – statements on especially religious or moral subjects which are not sincerely believed by the

person making them; special words used by a particular group of people such as thieves, lawyers or

priests, often in order to keep things secret


Notice: aron hakodesz and aron ha-berit in Hebrew that relates to the process of using the Ark -

English words have been written as pronounced to create new Hebrew ones:


aron hakodesz = are on [a:r on]; ha [ha:]; code US [koυd] / codex US ['koυdeks] are on, ha code /

codex*

altar cabinet, the Holy Ark

* relates to transmitters


aron ha-berit = are on [a:r on]; ha [ha:]; bear US [ber]; it [ıt] are on, ha-bear it*

Ark of the Covenant

* transmitters when current passes through


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Religion and magic V:


religion [rı'lıdз.(ə)n] = re- [rı-]; lid [lıd] & gene [dзi:n] / gen [dзen]; and [ən]

conclave ['kαη.kleıv] = con- [kən]; clay [kleı] & knave [neıv]*

pope [pəυp] = post [pəυst] & pop [pαp]** / hope [həυp]

pontiff ['pαn.tıf] = ponce [pαnts]***; tiff [tıf]

the papacy [ðə'peı.pə.si] = the [ðə]; pay [peı]; pop [pαp] / pap [pæp]****; see [si:]

cryptic ['krıp.tık]***** = crypt [krıp] / creep [kri:p]; tick [tık]

crypto- [krıp.təυ]= crypt [krıp] / creep [kri:p]; tow [təυ]

crucifix ['kru:.sı.fıks] = crew [kru:]; see [si:]; fix [fıks]

crucifixon [kru:.sı.fık.ζ(ə)n] = crew [kru:]; see [si:]; fix [fıks]; shone [ζan]

cruciform ['kru:.sı.fכ:m]= crew [kru:]; see [si:]; form [fכ:m]

crucible ['kru:.sı.bl]****** = crew [kru:]; see [si:]; blue [blu:]*******

Holy Bible ['həυ.li 'baı.bl] = hold [həυld]; lit [lıt]; by [baı]; blue [blu:]

Holy Spirit ['həυ.li 'spır.ıt] = hold [həυld]; lit [lıt]; spear US [spır]; it [ıt]

Eucharist [ju:.k(ə)r.ıst] = you [ju:]; care [keə(r)]; east [i:st]

clergy ['klз:.dзi] = clerk US [klз:k]; gee [dзi:], gee up

ornate [כ:'neıt] = ore [כ:(r)]; nay [neı] & at [ət]

ornately [כ:'neıt.li] = ore [כ:(r)]; nay [neı] & at [ət]; lit [lıt]

church [tζз:tζ] = chair [tζeə(r)] & attach [ə'tæ]

salvation [sæl'veı.ζ(ə)n] = salve [sælv]********; way [weı]; shone [ζan]

paradise ['pær.ə.daıs] = para- [pær.ə-]; dice [daıs]********* / dies [daız]

luminary ['lu:.mı.nə.ri] = loo [lu:]; me [mı]; no [nəυ]; re [ri]



* knave – a dishonest man

** pop – a father; to go to a particular place; to criticize someone, especially in public

*** ponce – a man who does not behave, dress or speak in a traditionally male way, especially one who

behaves in a very careful way; a man who controls prostitutes and takes a large part of the money that

they earn for himself

**** pap – food which is soft and has little taste; television, cinema or literature which is entertaining, but

has no artistic or educational value

***** cryptic – mysterious and difficult to understand; creep – to move slowly, quietly and carefully,

usually in order to avoid being noticed

****** crucible – a container in which metals or other substances can be heated to very high

temperatures; a severe test; a place or situation in which different cultures or styles can mix together to

produce something new and exciting

******* blue – a blue colour; the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day; showing or

mentioning sexual activity in a way that offends many people

******** salve – an oily substance used to treat an injured, sore or dry place on your body; something

that makes you feel better about a difficult situation; to do something so that you feel less guilty

********* para – beyond; similar to, or helping to do a similar job; dice – any game involving chance

in which dice are thrown; to cut food into small squares; dies – matrix


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Religion and magic VI:


divine [dı'vaın]* = did [dıd]; vine [vaın]

halcyon days [hæl.si.ən'deız]** = hell [hel]; see [si:]; and [ən] / end [end]; days [deız]

evangelist [ı'væn.dзə.lıst] = in [ın]; van [væn]; gen [dзen] / gel [dзel]; list [lıst]

evangelical [i:.væn'dзel.ı.k(ə)l] = eat [i:t]; van [væn]; gel [dзel]; in [ın]; call [kכ:l]

Epiphany [ı'pıf.(ə)n.i]*** = in [ın]; piffle ['pıf.l]; and [ən]; eat [i:t]

cremation [krı'meı.ζ(ə)n] = crib [krıb]****; may [meı]; shone [ζan]

crematorium [krem.ə'tכ:.ri.əm] = crème [krem]; at [ət]; tore [tכ:(r)]; re [ri]; 'em [əm]

bigot ['bıg.ət] = big [bıg]; at [ət]

Sufi ['su:.fi] = sue [su:]; fee [fi:]

Mecca ['mek.ə] = Mac [mæk]*****; at [ət]

ayatollah US [aı.ə'toυ.lə] = I [aı] / aye [aı] = yes; at [ət]; tow US [toυ]; let [let]

gypsy ['dзıp.si] = gyp [dзıp]******; see [si:]

Aryan ['eə.ri.ən] = air [eə(r)]*******; re [ri]; and [ən]

Hindu ['hın.du:] = hint [hınt]; do [du:]

Veda ['veı.də] = veil [veıl]********; do [də]

chakra [tζæk.rə] = check [tζek]; row [rəυ]

yoga ['jəυ.gə] = yo [jəυ]; go [gəυ]

mantra ['mæn.trə] = man [mæn]; track [træk]

esoteric [i:.səυ'ter.ık] = eat [i:t]; sow [səυ]; tear US [ter]; eke [i:k] / ache [eık]

wisdom ['wız.dəm] = whizz [wız]********; them [ðəm]

catharsis [kə'Өa:.sıs] = can [kən]; thaw US [Өa:]*********; cease [si:s]




* divine – connected with a god, or like a god; extremely good, pleasant or enjoyable; to guess

something; to search for water or minerals underground; compare: Hebrew ['hi:.bru:] = he [hi:]; brew

[bru:]

** halcyon days – a very happy or successful period in the past

*** Epiphany – January 6, a Christian holy day; epiphany – when you suddenly feel that you

understand, or suddenly become aware of, something that is very important to you or a powerful

religious experience; piffle – nonsense

**** crib – someone's crib is their home or the place where they are currently living; to copy someone

else's work, especially dishonestly; a model of the people and animals present at the birth of Jesus, used

as a decoration at Christmas

***** Mac – used when speaking to a man whose name you do not know

****** gyp – pain or trouble

******* air – travel in an aircraft; to become dry and/or fresh, or to cause to become dry and/or fresh;

to make opinions or complaints known to other people

******* veil – to hide or cover something so that you cannot see it clearly

******** whizz – to move or do something very fast

********* thaw – to cause to change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an

increase in temperature


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Religion and magic VII:


Zionist ['zaıə.nı.z(ə)m] = sire [saıə(r)]*; knees [ni:z]; 'em [əm]

poltergeist ['pαl.tə.gaıst] = pal [pæl]**; ten [ten]; guy [gaı] & east [ıst]

candlelight ['kæn.dl.laıt] = can [kæn]; deal [dıəl]; light [laıt]

euphoria [ju:'fכ:.ri.ə] = you [ju:]; for [fכ:(r)]; re [ri]; at [ət]

cathedral [kə'Өi:.drəl] = can [kən]; thee [ði:]*** / fee [fi:]; droll [drəυl]

basilica [bə'sıl.ı.kə] = bear [beə(r)]; sill [sıl]****; it [ıt]; can [kən]

gospel ['gαs.p(ə)l] = gas [gæs]; pal [pæl] / pelt [pelt]*****

rosary ['rəυ.z(ə)r.i] = row [rəυ]; sir [sә(r)]; eat [i:t]

Mormon ['mכ:.mən] = more [mכ:(r)]; men [men]

expire [ık'spaıə(r)] = ick [ık]; spire [spaıə(r)]

eulogy ['ju:.lə.dзi]****** = you [ju:]; let [let]; gee [dзi:]

pandemonium [pæn.də'məυ.ni.əm] = pan [pæn]*******; dare [deə(r)]; mow [məυ]; kneel [ni:l]; 'em

[əm]

Armageddon [a:.mə'ged.(ə)n] = are [a:(r)]; men [men]; gad [gæd]; and [ən]

Zen [zen]******** = zen [zen]

Nip [nıp]********* = nip [nıp]

cloister ['klכı.stə(r)] = cloying ['klכı.ıη]**********; stare [steə(r)] / steer [stıə(r)]

dispensation [dis.pen'seı.ζ(ə)n]*********** = dis- [dis-] / dis [dis] = diss; pen [pen]; say [seı];

shone [ζan]

crusader [kru:'seı.də(r)] = crew [kru:]; say [seı]; dare [deə(r)]

exorcize ['ek.sכ:.saız] = ex- [eks]; sore [sכ:(r)]; size [saız]

Inquisition [ın.kwı'zıζ.(ə)n]************ = in [ın]; quiz [kwız]; zeal [zi:l]; shone [ζan]

dragon ['dræg.(ə)n]************* = drag [dræg]; and [ən]


* sire – used as a form of address to a king

** pal – a friend, sometimes used when talking to a man who is annoying you

*** thee – old use you; object form of thou; used when speaking to one person

**** sill – a flat piece of wood, stone, etc. which forms the base of a window or door

***** gas – an amusing or enjoyable situation; to talk for a long time about unimportant things; pelt –

to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something

****** eulogy – a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone

who recently died or stopped working

******* pan – to criticize something severely, to move slowly from one side to another or up and

down; a metal container used for cooking things inside the cooker

******** Zen – a form of Buddhism which developed in Japan and which emphasizes that religious

knowledge is achieved through emptying the mind of thoughts and giving attention to only one thing,

rather than reading religious writings; zen – relaxed and not worring about things that you cannot

change

********* NipOFFENSIVE a Japanese person; nip – a small amount of strong alcoholic drink; see: sake

********** cloying – too good or kind, or expressing feelings of love in a way that is not sincere; too

sweet and therefore unpleasant

*********** dispensation – special permission, especially from the Church, to do something that is

not usually allowed; a political or religious system controlling a country at a particular time; diss – to

speak or behave rudely to someone or to show them no respect

************ Inquisition – in the past, an official organization in the Roman Catholic Church whose

purpose was to find and punish people who opposed its beliefs; inquisition – a period of detailed and

unfriendly questioning

************* dragon – a large fierce imaginary animal, usually represented with wings, a long tail

and fire coming out of its mouth; an unfriendly and frightening woman; any of various types of lizard;

drag – to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground; to make someone go

somewhere they do not want to go; to pull nets or hooks along the bottom of a river or lake in order to

find something; the force that acts against the forward movement of something which is passing through

a gas or liquid



source:


Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2005

Langenscheidt's Pocket English Dictionary by Tadeusz Grzebieniowski, Warsaw



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Astronomy:


astronomy US [ə'stra:.nə.mi] = at [ət]; straw US [stra:]*; no [nəυ]; me [mi]

astrophysics [æs.trəυ'fız.ıks] = ass [æs]; trophy [trəυ.fi] & fizz [fız]; ekes [i:ks] / aches [eıks]

atmosphere ['æt.mə.sfıə(r)] = at [æt]; man [mæn]; sphere [sfıə(r)]

constellation [kαnt.stə'leı.ζ(ə)n] = can't [ka:nt]; stand [stænd]; lay [leı]; shone [ζan]

asteroid ['æs.t(ə)r.כıd] = ass [æs]; tear [teə(r)]; oik [כık]** & add [æd]

universe ['ju:.nı.vз:s] = you [ju:]; knee [ni:] / kneel [ni:l]; verse [vз:s] / versus ['vз:.sәs]

cosmos ['kαz.mαs] US ['ka:z.moυs] = cos [kəz]; mass [mæs] / moss [mαs]*** US cause [ka:z]; most

[moυst]

eternity [ı'tз:.nı.ti] = in [ın]; term [tз:m]; knee [ni:] / kneel [ni:l]; tee [ti:] / thee [ði:]****

galactic [gә'læk.tık] = get [get]; lack [læk]; tick [tık] / tic [tık]*****

planet ['plæn.ıt] = plan [plæn]; it [ıt]

planetarium [plæn.ı'teə.ri.əm] = plan [plæn]; it [ıt]; tear [teə(r)]; re [ri]; 'em [əm]

comet ['kαm.ıt] = come [kΛm]; it [ıt]

supernova [su:.pə'nəυ.və] = sue [su:]; per [pə(r)]; no [nəυ]; van [væn]

sun [sΛn] = son [sΛn]

the Milky Way [ðə 'mıl.ki weı] = the [ðə]; mill [mıl]; keen [ki:n]******; way [weı]

millenium [mı'len.i.əm] = me [mı]; lend [lend]; eat [i:t]; 'em [əm]

century ['sen.tζ(ə)r.i] = sent [sent]; chair [tζeə(r)]; eat [i:t]

matrix ['meı.trıks] = may [meı]; tricks [trıks]

Pleiad = play [pleı]; aid [eıd] / add [æd]

Sirius = sire [saıə(r)]*******; use [ju:z]

Orion = ore [כ:(r)] & iron [aıən]



* straw – a thin tube made on plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth

** oik – a rude and unpleasant man from a low social class

*** cos – because; mass – a solid lump with no shape, (in physics) the amount of matter in any solid

object or in any volume of liquid or gas; moss – a very small green or yellow plant that grows especially

in wet earth or on rocks, walls and tree trunks

**** thee – old use you; object form of thou; used when speaking to one person

***** tic – a sudden and uncontrolled small movement

****** keen – very interested, eager or wanting (to do) something very much; extreme or very strong;

very good or well developed; very sharp; to make a loud, long, sad sound, especially because someone

has died

******* sire – a male parent of an animal; used as a form of address to a king



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Mithology and fairy tales:


mythology US [mı'Өa:.lə.dзi] = me [mı] / meet [mi:t]; ta [ta:]; let [let]; gee [dзi:]

Pandora's box US [pæn dכ:r.əz.'ba:ks] = pan- [pæn-], door US [dכ:r], as [əz]; box US [ba:ks]*

Cyclops ['saı.klαps] = sigh [saı]; claps [klæps]**

odyssey US ['a:.dı.si] = ah [a:]; did [dıd]; see [si:]

titan ['taı.t(ə)n] = tie [taı]; ten [ten]

phoenix ['fi:.nıks] = fee [fi:]; nix [nıks]***

sphinks [sfıηks] = sphere [sfıə(r)]**** & ekes [i:ks] / aches [eıks]

satyr ['sæt.ə(r)] = sat [sæt]*****; err [eə(r)]

Saturn ['sæt.ən] = sat [sæt]; and [ən]

Saturnalia [sæt.ə'neı.li.ə] = sat [sæt]; at [ət]; nay [neı]******; lee [li:] / lit [lıt]; at [ət]

centaur ['sen.tכ:(r)] = sent [sent]; tore [tכ:(r)]

monster ['mαnt.stə(r)] = man [mæn] & at [ət]; stare [steə(r)] / steer [stıə(r)]

herculean [hз:.kjυ'li:.ən] = her [hз:(r)]; cure [kjυə(r)]; lee [li:] / lit [lıt]; and [ən]

hero ['hıə.rəυ] = here [hıə(r)] / he [hi]; row [rəυ]

Hades ['heı.di:z] = hey [heı]; deed [di:d] & ease [i:z]

Achilles [ə kıl.i:z] = at [ət]; kill [kıl]; ease [i:z]

Adonis [ə'dəυ.nıs] = at [ət]; doe [dəυ]*******; knees [ni:z]

Arcadia [a:'keı.di.ə] = arcane [a:'keın]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; at [ət]

ambrosia [æm'brəυ.zi.ə] = am [æm]; bro [brəυ] = brother; zeal [zi:l]; at [ət]

nectar ['nek.tə(r)] = neck [nek]; tear [teə(r)]

Cinderella [sın.d(ə)r'el.ə] = sin [sın]; dare [deə(r)]; hell [hel]; at [ət]

siren US ['saır.ən] = sire US [saır]********; and [ən]

mermaid ['mз:.meıd] = merge [mз:]; maid [meıd]

hydra ['haı.drə] = hie [haı] / high [haı]; drone [drəυn]*********

dragon ['dræg.(ə)n]********** = drag [dræg]; and [ən]

chimera [kaı'mıə.rə] = kike [kaık] = OFFENSIVE a Jew; mere [mıə(r)]; row [rəυ]

gorgon ['gכ:.gən]*********** = gore [gכ:(r)]; gone [gαn]



* box – any square or rectangular space which is separated from the main area by lines;

a small evergreen tree with small shiny leaves

** clap – a sudden loud noise made by thunder

*** nix – to stop, forbid or refuse to accept something; for nix = nothing

**** sphere – a subject or area of knowledge, work, etc.

***** sat – past simple and past participle of 'sit'; Sat - written abbreviation for Saturday

****** nay – even more; used to introduce a second and more extreme phrase in a sentence when the

first phrase was not strong

enough

******* doe – the female of animals such as the deer

******** sire – a male parent of an animal; used as a form of address to a king

********* drone – a low continuous noise which does not change its note; high – smelling bad and no

longer good to eat

********** dragon – a large fierce imaginary animal, usually represented with wings, a long tail and

fire coming out of its mouth;

an unfriendly and frightening woman; any of various types of lizard; drag – to move something by pulling

it along a surface,

usually the ground; to make someone go somewhere they do not want to go; to pull nets or hooks along

the bottom of a river or

lake in order to find something; the force that acts against the forward movement of something which is

passing through a gas or

liquid

*********** gorgon – a woman whose appearance and behaviour causes fear; Gorgon – one of

three sisters in ancient Greek

stories who had snakes on their heads instead of hair, and who turned anyone who looked at them into

stone

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Important animals (I):


dinosaur ['daı.nə.sכ:(r)]* = die [daı]; no [nəυ]; sore [sכ:(r)]

reptile ['rep.taıl]** = rep [rep]; tile [taıl]^

reptilian ['rep.tıl.i.ən]*** = rep [rep]; till [tıl]; eat [i:t]; and [ən]

lizard ['lız.əd] = lisp [lısp]****; add [æd]

snake [sneık] = snap [snæp]***** & ache [eık]

serpent [sз:.p(ə)nt] = sir [sз:(r)]; pant [pænt]******

viper ['vaı.pə(r)]******* = vie [vaı]; per [pə(r)]

dog [dαg]******** = dog [dαg] / dug [dΛg]

bitch [bıtζ]********* = bit [bıt] & wish [wıζ]


dogcatcher ['dαg kætζ.ə(r)] = dog [dαg]; catch [kætζ]; err [eə(r)]

dog collar [dαg 'kαl.ə(r)]********** = dog [dαg]; call [kכ:l]; err [eə(r)]

dogma ['dαg.mə]*********** = dog [dαg]; man [mæn]

dogfight ['dαg.faıt]************ = dog [dαg]; fight [faıt]

dogsbody ['dαgz.bαd.i]************* = dogs [dαgz] / dog's [dαg'z]; body [bαd.i]

hangdog ['hæη.dαg]************* = hang [hæη]; dog [dαg]

dogged ['dαg.ıd]*************** = dog [dαg]; id [ıd]


dog days – the hottest days of the summer; what's connected to Sirius


* dinosaur – a type of reptile which stopped existing about 60,000,000 years ago. There were many

different types of dinosaur, some of which were extremely large; an old-fashioned person or thing that

people no longer consider to be useful

** reptile – an animal which produces eggs and uses the heat of the sun to keep its blood warm

^ rep – business; tile – a thin, usually square or rectangular, piece of baked clay, plastic, etc. used for

covering roofs, floors, walls ; compare: Gentile

*** reptilian – belonging to or like a reptile; DISAPPROVING describes an unpleasantly strange and

unfriendly person or type of behaviour

**** lisp – to pronounce 's' and 'z' sounds like 'th'; attractively thin and able to move quickly and

gracefully: lissom ['lıs.(ə)m] = lisp [lısp]; 'em [əm]

***** snap – move quickly, bite; done suddenly without allowing time for careful thought or preparation

****** pant – to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing

something very energetic

******* viper – a small poisonous snake; a very unpleasant person whom you cannot trust; vie – to

compete with other people to achieve or obtain something

******** dog – a common four-legged animal, especially kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard

things; a man who is unpleasant or not to be trusted; an unattractive woman; to follow someone closely

and continually; to cause difficulties

********* bitch – a female dog; OFFENSIVE an unkind or unpleasant woman; to complain and make

unkind remarks about someone or something; something which causes difficulties or problems, or which

is unpleasant

********** dog collar – a strap worn around a dog's neck; clerical collar

*********** dogma – a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to

accept without any doubts

************ dogfight – a fight between two military aircraft in which they fly very fast and very close

to each other; a fight between dogs, usually organized as an illegal entertainment; dog tag – a small piece

of metal worn round the neck by members of the US armed forces with their name and number on it

************** dogsbody – a person who has to do all the boring or unpleasant jobs that other

people do not want to do; body [bαd.i] = bad [bæd]; eat [i:t]; see also: dog-cheap; go to the dogs

************* hangdog – unhappy or ashamed, especially because of feeling guilty

*************** dogged – very determined to do something, even if it is very difficult; id [ıd] – the

deepest part of the unconscious mind that represents the most basic natural human needs and emotions

such as hunger, anger and the wish of pleasure


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Important animals (II):


totem US ['toυ.əm] = tow US [toυ]; 'em [əm]

eagle ['i:.gl] = eat [i:t]; glow [gləυ]*

raven ['reı.v(ə)n] = ray [reı]; van [væn]

Beefeater ['bi: fi:.tə(r)]** = be [bi:]; fee [fi:]; tear [teə(r)]

bear [beə(r)] = bear [beə(r)]*** / bare [beə(r)]

bearskin ['beə.skın]**** = bear [beə(r)]; skin [skın]

frog [frαg]***** = fro [frəυ] & egg [eg]

toad [təυd]****** = tow [təυ] & add [æd] / aid [eıd]

owl [aυl] = ow [aυ]******* & call [kכ:l]

goat [gəυt]******** = go [gəυ] & at [ət]

cow [kaυ] = cow [kaυ]*********

cowrie ['kaυ.ri]********** = cow [kaυ]; re [ri]

coward ['kaυ.əd] = cow [kaυ]; add [æd]

adder ['æd.ə(r)] = add [æd] & err [eə(r)]

wolf [wυlf] = wolf [wυlf]***********



* glow – to produce a continuous light and sometimes heat; to look attractive because you are happy or

healthy, especially with eyes that are shining

** Beefeatera guard at the Tower of London who wears a 16th century uniform; one of them called

Ravenmaster take care of ravens that are kept at the Tower of London by tradition. According to the

royal decree issued by Charles II there are always six ravens at the Tower.

It is believed that if the ravens ever leave the Tower, the British crown will fall.

*** bear – a large, strong wild animal; to accept especially something unpleasant; to have or continue to

have something; to carry and move something to a place; to hold or support something; to give birth to

young

**** bearskin – the fur-covered skin of a bear, especially when it has been removed from its body; a

tall black fur hat which is worn by particular soldiers, especially on ceremonial occasions (f.ex. a guard

at the Buckingham Palace in London)

***** frog – a small animal; Frog – offensive a French person

****** toad – a small animal, similar to a frog; an extremely unpleasant man, especially one who is

physically very unattractive

******* ow – used to express sudden pain

******** goat – an animal which usually has horns, kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wood; a man

who is very active sexually, or would like to be and make it obvious

********* cow – a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk; large female adult

mammals; an unkind or unpleasant woman; something difficult or unpleasant; to fighten someone into

doing something, using threats or violence

********** cowrie – a small sea animal with a soft body and a brightly-coloured shell, or the shell itself

used in the past as money in parts of Africa and southern Asia

*********** wolf – a wild animal of the dog family; to eat a large amount of food very quickly



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The last battle between wolf (dog) and eagle, and the victory of the first one in the drawing of the greatest

visionary from the past:


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_Allegory_with_wolf_and_eagle.jpg


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Varia:


jewel ['dзu:.(ə)l] = Jew [dзu:]; hell [hel]

jewelled ['dзu:.əld] = Jew [dзu:]; held [held]

jeweller ['dзu:.ə.lə(r)] = Jew [dзu:]; at [ət]; leer [lıə(r)]*

diamond ['daıə.mənd] = dire [daıə(r)]; mend [mend]

gold [gəυld] = go [gəυ] & held [held]

astrology US [ə'stra:.lə.dзi] = at [ət]; straw US [stra:]***; let [let]; gee [dзi:]

horoscope US ['hכ:r.ə.skoυp] = horn US [hכ:rn]; at [ət]; scope [skoυp]

zodiacal [zəυ'daı.ə.k(ə)l] = zone [zəυn]; die [daı] / dies [daız]; at [ət]; call [kכ:l]

upright ['Λp.raıt]**** = up [Λp]; right [raıt]

crucial ['kru:.ζ(ә)l]= crew [kru:]*****; shall [ζ(ә)l]

pyromania [paı.rəυ'meı.ni.ə] = pyre [paıə(r)]******; row [rəυ]; may [meı]; knee [ni:] / kneel [ni:l]; at [ət]

hooligan ['hu:.lı.g(ə)n] = who [hu:]; lit [lıt]; gone [gαn]

kudos ['kju:.dαs]****** = cue [kju:] / queue [kju:]; does [dΛs]

cipher ['saı.fə(r)]******* = sigh [saı] / sight [saıt]; fair [feə(r)]

superwise ['su:.pә.vaız] = sue [su:]; per [pә(r)]; vice [vaıs]********

manipulate [mə'nıp.jυ.leıt] = man [mæn]; nip [nıp]*********; you []; late [leıt]

leitmotiv ['laıt.məυ.ti:f] = light [laıt]; mow [məυ]; teeth [ti:θ]**********

asinine ['æs.ı.naın]*********** = ass [æs]; in [ın]; nine [naın]

lackadaisical [læk.ə'deı.zı.k(ə)l] ************ = lack [læk]; at [ət]; day [deı]; zip [zıp]; call [kכ:l]

laconic [lə'kαn.ık] = let [let]; con [kαn]*************; eke [i:k] / ache [eık]

begger ['beg.ə(r)] = beg [beg]; err [eə(r)]



* leer – (especially of men) to look at someone in an unpleasant and sexually interesed way

** dire – very serious or extreme; very bad

** held – kept or maintained

*** straw – a thin tube made on plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth

**** upright – straight up or vertical; honest, responsible and moral

***** crew – a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a

ship, aircraft, etc.; if you crew a boat, or crew for someone on their boat, you help to sail it

****** pyre – a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burnt in some parts of the world

****** kudos – the fame and public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular

achievement or position in society

******* cipher – a person or group of people without power, but used by others for their own

purposes, or someone who is not important; a system of writing that prevents most people from

understanding the message; a zero

******** vice – moral fault or weakness in someone's character; illegal and immoral activities,

especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.; a tool with two parts which can be moved together b

y tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on; see

also: vice- as a title

********* nip – to press something quickly and quite hard between two objects; to go somewhere

quickly or be somewhere for only a short time; a small amount of strong alcoholic drink

********** teeth – effective force or power

*********** asinine – extremely stupid

************ lackadaisical – lacking enthusiasm and effort; zip – energy, speed; to move or go

somewhere very quickly; nothing

************* con – a disadvantage or a reason for not doing something


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Expressions and greetings not for tomorrow...:


tomorrow US [tə'mכ: r.oυ] = to [tə] / tell [tel]; more US [mכ: r]; owe US [oυ]

hi [haı] = hie [haı]* / high [haı]

hello [hel'əυ] = hell [hel]; owe [əυ]

boohoo [bu:'hu:] = boo [bu:]**; who [hu:]

hoo-ha ['hu:.ha:] = who [hu:]; ha [ha:]***

hoorey [hυ'reı] = who [hu:] / hook [hυk]; ray [reı]

hurray [hə'reı] = huh [hə]**** / ray [reı]

hip hip hurray [hıp hıp hə'reı] = hip [hıp]*****; hip [hıp]; huh [hə] / ray [reı]

hooroo [hυ'ru:] = who [hu:] / hook [hυk]; rue [ru:]******

yoo-hoo ['ju:.hu:]******* = you [ju:]; who [hu:]

yippee [jı'pi:] = yid [jıd]********; pee [pi:]

yeoman ['jəυ.mən]********* = yo [jəυ]; man [mæn]

goodbye ['gυd.baı] = good [gυd]; by [baı] / buy [baı]

night [naıt] = nigh [naı] & at [ət]

midnight ['mıd.naıt] = mid- [mıd-]; night [naıt]

dawn [dכ:n] = dawn [dכ:n]**********

today [tə'deı] = to [tə] / tell [tel]; day [deı]

someday ['sΛm.deı] = some [sΛm]; day [deı]

yesterday ['jes.tә.deı] = yes [jes]; tear [teә(r)]***********; day [deı]

nowadays ['naυ.ә.deız] = now [naυ]; at [ət]; days [deız]

always ['כ:l.weız] = all [כ:l]; ways [weız]

usually ['ju:.зu.ə.li] = you [ju:]; jus [зu:]; at [ət]; lit [lıt]

lately ['leıt.li] = late [leıt]************; lit [lıt]

sometimes ['sΛm.taımz] = some [sΛm]; times [taımz]*************

seldom ['sel.dəm] = sell [sel]; them [ðəm]

often ['αf.t(ə)n] = off [αf]**************; ten [ten]

never ['nev.ə(r)] = nerve [nз:v]***************; err [eə(r)]



* hie – to go quickly or to hurry yourself

** boo – to make na expression of strong disapproval or disagreement; an expression, usually shouted,

used to surprise or frighten someone who does not know you are near them

*** ha – used to express satisfaction that something bad has happened to someone who deserved it, or

to express a feeling of victory

**** huh – used at the end of a question of statement, especially when you want someone to agree with

what you have said

***** hip – approval; fashionable; the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the

body, or the joint which connects the leg to the upper part of the body

****** rue – to feel sory about an event and wish it had not happened; regret

******* yoo-hoo – used to attract a person's attention

******** yidOFFENSIVE a Jew

********* yeoman – in the past, a man who was not a servant and owned and cultivated an area of

land; yo – used as an informal greeting between people who know each other or as an expression of

approval

********** dawn – early morning; to become known or obvious

*********** tear – to move very quickly

************ late – (happening or being) near the end of a period of time; dead; see also: recently

[ri:.s(ə)nt.li] = re [ri:]; sent [sent]; lit [lıt]

************* times – word for historical period; multiplied by; amount

************** off – not operating; removed; not at work; separated; distant (from) in time or space

*************** nerve – bravery or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant or

rude; the rudeness to do something that you know will upset other people; nerve yourself – to make

yourselve brave enough to do something

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The intended end of people {['pi:.pl] = pee [pi:]; plea [pli:]} losing their water in godlike fire:



THEE IN GLEE & WISH ALL FAIR BET

[ði: ın gli:&wıζ כ :l feә(r) bet]


THE ENGLISH ALPHABET

[ði: 'ıη.glıζ 'æl.fə.bet]



eh [eı] - a [eı]

be [bi:] - b [bi:]

see [si:] - c [si:]

deed [di:d] - d [di:]

eat [i:t] - e [i:]

eff [ef] -  f [ef]

gee [dзi:] - g [dзi:]


age [eıdз] - h [eıtζ]

I [aı] / eye [aı] - i [aı]

jay [dзeı] - j [dзeı]

cay [keı]* - k [keı]


hell [hel] - l [el]

'em [əm] -  m

end [end] - n [en]

owe [əυ] - o [əυ]

pee [pi:] -  p [pi:]


queue [kju:] - q [kju:]

are [a:(r)] - r [a:(r)]

ass [æs] - s [es]


tee [ti:] - t [ti:]

you [ju:] - u [ju:]

wee [wi:] - v [vi:]


double you ['dΛb.l ju:] - w ['dΛb.l.ju:]

ex [eks] - x [eks]

why [waı] - y [waı]

said [sed] - z [zed]



* see: cayman ['keı.mən] = cay [keı]; man [mæn]



At the beginning there was a word, and at the end there will be also a word (the same word...)


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Christmas* isn't placed near winter** solstice by accident.

The birth of Christ*** is nothing more than the increase of daylight; what happens each year and it

makes sense when the days get longer...


* Christmas ['krıs.məs] = christen ['krıs.(ə)n]; mass [mæs]^ / crisp [krısp]^^; mass [mæs]^^^


^ mass – a religious ceremony; having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a

large amount

^^ crisp – describes weather that is cold, dry and bright, describes air that is cold, dry and fresh

^^^ mass – a large amount of something that has no particular shape or arrangement; the amount of

matter in any solid object or in any volume of liquid or gas


** winter ['wın.tə(r)] = win [wın]; tear [teə(r)]

*** Jesus Christ [dзi:.zəs'kraıst] = gee [dзi:]; zest [zest]; cry [kraı] & east [i:st]


What was the Star of Bethlehem? The answer is hidden in the name of the twelfth month of the year:


December [dı'sem.bə(r)] = did [dıd]; SAM [sæm]; bear [beə(r)]

SAM [sæm] – surface-to-air missile



Words connected to light, ray and day:


light [laıt] = lie [laı] & at [ət]

alight [ə'laıt]* = at [ət]; light [laıt]

delight [dı'laıt]** = did [dıd]; light [laıt]

delightful [dı'laıt.f(ə)l] = did [dıd]; light [laıt]; fell [fel]

enlighten [ın'laı.t(ə)n] = in [ın]; light [laıt]; end [end] / in [ın]; lie [laı]; ten [ten]

enlightenment [ın'laı.t(ə)n.mənt] = in [ın]; light [laıt]; end [end]; meant [ment] / in [ın]; lie [laı]; ten

[ten]; meant [ment]

raze [reız]*** = ray [reı] & has [əz]

raid [reıd]**** = ray [reı] & add [æd]

daytime ['deı.taım] = day [deı]; time [taım]

daylights ['deı.laıts]***** = day [deı]; lights [laıts]

daybreak ['deı.breık] = day [deı]; break [breık]

twilight ['twaı.laıt] = twine [twaın]; light [laıt]

light-headed [laıt'hed.ıd]****** = light [laıt]; head [hed] / had [hæd]; id [ıd]

daze [deız] = day [deı] & has [əz]

dazed [deızd]******* = day [deı] & has [əz] & add [æd]

radiate ['reı.di.eıt]******** = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; eight [eıt] / ate [eıt]

radiation ['reı.di'eı.ζ(ə)n] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; eh [eı]; shone [ζαn]

radial ['reı.di.əl] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; all [כ:l]

radium ['reı.di.əm] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; 'em [əm]

radiology US ['reı.di'a:.lə.dзi] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; ah [a:]; let [let]; gee [dзi:]

radio ['reı.di.əυ] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; owe [əυ]

radiotherapy [reı.di.əυ'Өer.ə.pi] = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; owe [əυ]; fair [feə(r)]; at [ət]; pee

[pi:]

radiator ['reı.di.eı.tə(r)]********* = ray [reı]; deed [di:d] / did [dıd]; eh [eı]; tear [teə(r)]


light- the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things

to be seen; a device which produces light; to produce light; to start to burn; not heavy; the opposite of

dark; entertaining and easily understood, but not serious and not intended to make you think


* alight – burning, on fire; showing excitement and happiness; to get out of a vehicle; to land on

something; to find or unexpectedly see something

** delight – (something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction or happiness

*** raze – to completely destroy a city, building, etc.

**** raid – a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people

***** daylightsbeat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb- to hit someone very hard, many times;

see also: daylight

****** light-headed – if you feel light-headed you feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance

******* dazed - very confused and unable to think clearly because you are shocked or have hit your head

******** radiate – to produce heat and/or light, or (of heat or light) to be produced; to show an

emotion or quality, or (of an emotion or quality) to be shown or felt; to spread out in all directions from

the central point

********* radiator – a device, usually a container filled with water, that sends out heat


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Just before Hogmanay:


Hogmanay ['hαg.mə.neı] = hog [hαg]*; man [mæn]; nay [neı]**


* hog – a pig, especially one which is allowed to grow large so that it can be eaten; someone who takes

much more than a fair share of something, especially by eating too much

** nay – even more


seasons:


season ['si:.z(ə)n] = see [si:]; zen [zen] / zenith ['zen.ıӨ]


winter ['wın.tə(r)] = win [wın]; tear [teə(r)]

spring [sprıη] = spring [sprıη]*

summer ['sΛm.ә(r)] = sum [sΛm]; err [eә(r)]

autumn ['כ:.tәm] = ore [כ:(r)]; them [ðəm]


* spring – to appear or start to exist suddenly; to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place;

a place where water naturally flows out from the ground


months of the year:


January ['dзæn.jυə.ri] US ['dзæn.ju:.er.i] = gen [dзen]; you're [jυr]; re [ri] US gen [dзen]; you [ju:];

err US [er]; eat [i:t]

February US ['feb.ru:.er.i] = fab [fæb]*; rue [ru:]; err US [er]; eat [i:t]

March [ma:tζ] = march [ma:tζ]** the vernal equinox

April ['eı.prəl] = eh [eı]; pray [preı] / prey [preı] & hell [hel]^

May [meı] = may [meı]

June [dзu:n] = Jew [dзu:] & 'un [ən]*** / can [kən] the summer solstice

July [dзυ'laı] = Jewry [dзυə.ri]; lie [laı]

August ['כ:.gəst] = ore [כ:(r)]; guest [gest]

September [sep'tem.bə(r)] = sap [sæp]****; term [tз:m]; bear [beə(r)] the autumn equinox

October US [a:k'toυ.bə(r)] = arc [a:k] / ark [a:k]; tow US [toυ]; bear [beə(r)]

November [nəυ.vem.bə(r)] = no [nəυ]; vamp [væmp]*****; bear [beə(r)]

December [dı'sem.bə(r)] = did [dıd]; SAM [sæm]; bear [beə(r)] the winter solstice


* fab – informal for fabulous

** march – to forcefully make someone go somewhere by taking hold of them and pulling them there or

going there with them; the determined advance of a state, activity or idea

*** 'un – one

**** sap – to weaken someone or take away strength or an important quality from someone, especially

over a long period of time

***** vamp – a woman who is conscious of and makes use of her attractiveness to men in order to get

what she wants; vamp sth up – to make something more exciting


^ Easter [i:.stə(r)] = eat [i:t]; stare [steə(r)] / east [i:st]; steer [stıə(r)]


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Best wishes in New Year to all those who consider -


why so many countries have an eagle as their national ensign,

why the Madonna treads a snake and

why each sound has its own frequency...


- for not being in trepidation (trap in day shone)^


^trepidation [trep.ı'deı.ζ(ə)n] = trap [træp]; in [ın]; day [deı]; shone [ζan]



'Id' long before Freud:


acid ['æs.ıd]* = ass [æs]; id [ıd]

arid ['ær.ıd]** = air [eə(r)]; id [ıd]

avid ['æv.ıd]*** = av [æv]- AV (audio-visual); id [ıd]

beloved [bı'lΛv.ıd]**** = be [bı]; love [lΛv]; id [ıd]

dogged ['dαg.ıd]*****= dog [dαg]; id [ıd]

fetid ['fet.ıd]****** = fat [fæt]; id [ıd]

frigid ['frıdз.ıd]******* = fridge [frıdз]; id [ıd]

horrid ['hαr.ıd] US ['hכ:r.ıd]******** = hard [ha:d]; id [ıd] US horn [hכ:rn]; id [ıd]

indebted [ın'det.ıd]********* = in [ın]; dept [det]; id [ıd]

insipid [ın'sıp.ıd]********** = in [ın]; sip [sıp]; id [ıd]

intrepid [ın'trep.ıd]*********** = in [ın]; trap [træp]; id [ıd]

jagged ['dзæg.ıd]************ = jag [dзæg]; id [ıd]

livid ['lıv.ıd]************* = live [lıv]; id [ıd]

lurid US ['lυr.ıd]************** = lure US [lυr]; id [ıd]

rigid ['rıdз.ıd]*************** = ridge [rı]; id [ıd]

(...)


id [ıd] – the deepest part of the unconscious mind that represents the most basic natural human needs

and emotions such as hunger, anger and the wish of pleasure


* acid – containing acid, or having similar qualities to an acid; describes a remark or way of speaking

that is cruel or criticizes something in an unkind way; notice: the best acid is water; ass – a stupid

person; used by man to refer to sexual activity, or to women considered only as sex objects

** arid – very dry; unsuccessful; not interesting and lacking in imagination

*** avid – extremely eager or interested

**** beloved – loved very much

***** dogged – very determined to do something, even if it is very difficult;

****** fetid, foetid – smelling extremely bad and stale

******* frigid – (of a woman) having difficulty in becoming sexually excited; unfriendly or very formal;

extremely cold

******** horrid – unpleasant or unkind; see: horned soul

********* indebted – grateful because of help given

********** insipid – lacking a strong taste or character, or lacking interest or energy; sip – to drink,

taking only a very small amount at a time

*********** intrepid – extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations; trap – a

dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to

escape

************ jagged – rough and uneven, with sharp points

************* livid – extremely engry; of an unpleasant purple or dark blue colour; live – to be alive

or have life; (of things which can not be alive) to exist or continue to exist

************** lurid – shocking because involving violence, sex or immoral activity; too brightly

coloured; lure – the quality or power that something or someone has that makes them attractive; to

persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting

*************** rigid – stiff or fixed; not able to be bent, moved, changed or persuaded; ridge – a

long narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain; the part of a roof where

the sloping sides join at the top

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'Id' long before Freud (continued):


pallid ['pæl.ıd]* = pal [pæl]; id [ıd]

placid ['plæs.ıd]** = plash [plæζ]; id [ıd]

ragged ['ræg.ıd]*** = rag [ræg]; id [ıd]

rapid ['ræp.ıd]**** = rap [ræp]; id [ıd]

solid ['sαl.ıd]***** = salt [sαlt]; id [ıd]

stunted US ['stΛnt.ıd]****** = stunt [stΛnt]; id [ıd]

squalid ['skwαl.ıd]******* = squall [skwכ:l]; id [ıd]

stolid ['stαl.ıd]******** = stall [stכ:l]; id [ıd]

sweated ['swet.ıd]********* = sweat [swet]; id [ıd]

tepid ['tep.ıd]********** = tap [tæp]; id [ıd]

timid ['tım.ıd]*********** = teem [ti:m]; id [ıd]

torrid US ['tכ:r.ıd]************ = tore US [tכ:r]; id [ıd]

valid ['væl.ıd]************* = valve [vælv]; id [ıd]

vapid ['væp.ıd]************** = WAP [wæp]; id [ıd]

varied US ['ver.ıd]*************** = vary US ['ver.i] & id [ıd]

vivid ['vıv.ıd]**************** = viva ['vi:.və] & id [ıd]

wicked ['wık.ıd]***************** = wick [wık]; id [ıd]

wretched ['retζ.ıd]****************** = wretch [retζ]; id [ıd]


feed [fi:d] = fee [fi:] & id [ıd]



id [ıd] – the deepest part of the unconscious mind that represents the most basic natural human needs

and emotions such as hunger, anger and the wish of pleasure


* pallid – very pale, in a way that looks unattractive and unhealthy; lacking enthusiasm or excitement;

pal – used when talking to a man who is annoying you

** placid – having a calm appearance or characteristics; plash – the noise of slowly running water

*** ragged – not in good condition; torn or uneven; (of a person) untidy, dirty and wearing old torn

clothes; rag – a torn piece of old cloth; to say things which are amusing but a little unkind

**** rapid – fast or sudden; rap – to hit or say something suddenly and forcefully; a sudden short noise,

especially one made by hitting a hard surface; a judgement or reaction

***** solid – hard or firm, keeping a clear shape; an object that has a height, width and length, and is

not flat; not liquid or gas; a substance that is not liquid or gas; certain or safe; of a good standard; giving

confidence or support; continuous; salt – a chemical substance which is a combination of a metal or a

base with an acid; base: a chemical that dissolves in water and combines with an acid to create salt; the

lowest part of something; not honourable and lacking in morals; the number on which a counting system

is built

****** stunted – dwarfish; very small; stunt – to prevent the growth or development of something

from reaching its limit; an exciting action; something that is done to get attention

******* squalid – extremely dirty and unpleasant, immoral; involving sex and drugs, etc. in an

unpleasant way; squall – a sudden strong wind; to make a loud sharp noise

******** stolid – (of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement, or (of a thing) not

interesting or attractive; stall – a small encolsure within a farm building in which there is space for

one animal to be kept; to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer

********* sweated – involving workers who are paid very little and who work many hours in very bad conditions

********** tepid – (of liquid) not very warm; describes a reaction which is not enthusiastic; tap – a

device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe; a device that controls the flow of gas

from a pipe; to hit something gently, and often repeatedly; to obtain or make use of something

*********** timid – shy and nervous; lacking confidence; easily frightened; teem – to rain heavily

************ torrid – extremely hot; involving strong emotions, especially those of sexual love; see: a

torrid time – a period when you experience a lot of problems; tore past simple of tear

************* valid – based on truth or reason; able to be accepted; valve – a device which opens

and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases; electron lamp

************** vapid – lacking intelligence or imagination; WAP – Wireless Application Protocol: a

system which allows you to use the Internet using a type of mobile phone

*************** varied – containing or changing between several different things or types; vary – to

be different; to change or cause something to change in amount or level

**************** vivid – producing very clear, powerful and detailed images in the mind; brightly

coloured; viva – used to express approval or good wishes

***************** wicked – morally wrong and bad, slightly immoral or bad for you, but in an

attractive way, excellent; wick – a piece of string in the center of a candle, or a similar part of a light,

which supplies fuel to the flame

****************** wretched – unhappy, unpleasant or of low quality; used to express annoyance;

very unhappy; wretch – a person who experiences something unpleasant; someone who is unpleasant or

annoying


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