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e.g. He’s a man of violent passions. She argued her case with considerable passion. passion: n. a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. — … he partly closed his eyes and stared at Jeff very hard. … his eyes squinted and bored into Jeff. e.g. She smiled and squinted against the sun. The old lady squinted at the letter from her son. The sun was shining straight in her eyes which made her squint. squint: v. to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better, especially because the light is very bright e.g. His eyes bored into mine. He’s got this cold stare that seems to bore into you. bore into someone: if someone’s eyes bore into you, they look at you very hard and this makes you feel nervous — Then his father said something that Jeff still remembered clearly … Then came the words that still echoed in Jeff’s mind … e.g. Whenever he thought of Paris, the music would echo in his mind. Even since that day his warning kept echoing in my head. echo in one’s mind / head: if something that you have heard echoes in your mind, you seem to keep hearing it — I should have been aware that you’d never reach success in anything. I should have known you’d never amount to anything. e.g. He claimed that going by the handwriting of the boy, he would not amount to anything. Born poor and blind, he was not expected to amount to anything by his neighbors. If you don’t work hard in school, you’ll never amount to anything. not amount to anything / much: to not seem important, valuable or successful — Janice, Jeff’s sister, had always showed agreement with Jeff’s decisions and gave encouragement to him. Janice, Jeff’s sister, had always remained supportive of Jeff’s decisions. * Pre-Reading Task While-Reading Task After-Reading Task Unit 5: Text B Pre-reading Task Text-related Information Pre-reading Activity Fortune 500 Pomp a