Reviews of crime novels

 0    18 kartičky    edytaks
stáhnout mp3 Vytisknout hrát zkontrolovat se
 
otázka English odpověď English
the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:
začněte se učit
debut
he sees her debut in Fidelis Morgan’s wonderful Restoration thriller
someone who owes money
začněte se učit
debtor
From debtor to private eye
to include someone or something as an important part:
začněte se učit
feature
Featuring a colourful cast of misfits
someone who is not suited to a situation or who is not accepted by other people because their behaviour is strange or unusual:
začněte se učit
misfit
Featuring a colourful cast of misfits
to interest or attract someone:
začněte se učit
appeal
it will appeal to adherents of both crime and historical fiction
someone who strongly supports an idea, plan, person, etc.
začněte se učit
adherent
it will appeal to adherents of both crime and historical fiction
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something:
začněte se učit
astray
Once again Walters uses her narrative skills to lead the reader astray
having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail:
začněte se učit
intricate
her latest intricately plotted bestseller
to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal:
začněte se učit
plot
her latest intricately plotted bestseller
a book, play, or film that has an exciting story, often about solving a crime:
začněte se učit
thiller
fast-paced contemporary thriller
a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:
začněte se učit
genre
it presents a great new heroine to the genre.
a book with a cover made of thick paper:
začněte se učit
paperback
now published in paperback.
to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another:
začněte se učit
twist
the investigation twists and turns,
Affecting one deeply and emotionally because one can strongly relate to it.
x4
začněte se učit
too close to home
it includes some uncomfortable truths a bit too close to home.
to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something:
začněte se učit
seep
The shadows seep through the neighbourhood
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain:
začněte se učit
uncanny
The uncanny resemblance between stories
to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame):
začněte se učit
weave
There are enough clues around to weave a tapestry
used to compare two things or ideas, especially when you have to choose between them:
začněte se učit
versus
(written abbreviation vs, vs., UK also v)
Is it the Wordman versus the police, or the criminal versus his victims?

Chcete-li přidat komentář, musíte se přihlásit.