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characteristic adj showing the character of a thing, as the characteristic enthusiasm of the youth, e. g. It's characteristic of her.

characterize vt to show the character of, e. g. His work is characterized by lack of attention to detail. The camel is characterized

by an ability to go for many days without water.

2. threat n 1) a statement of an intention to punish or hurt, e. g. Nobody is afraid of your threats. 2) a sign or warning of coming

trouble, danger, etc., e. g. There was a threat of rain in the dark sky.

threaten vt/i 1) to give warning of, e. g. The clouds threatened rain. 2) to seem likely to come or occur, e. g. He was unconscious of the danger that threatened him. 3) to use threats towards; to threaten to do smth., e. g. Andrew threatened to report the incident to the

authorities, to threaten smb. with smth., e. g. The criminal threatened his enemy with death.

threatening adj full of threat, as a threatening attitude (voice); to give smb. a threatening look.

3. sink (sank, sunk) vi/t 1) to go slowly downward; to go below the horizon or under the surface of water, e. g. The sun was sinking

in the west. Wood does not sink in water. The ship sank. The drowning man sank like a stone. 2) to become lower or weaker, e. g. My

spirits sank. Having displayed his cowardice, he sank in our estimation. 3) to fall; to allow oneself to fall, e. g. He sank to the ground

wounded. She sank into the chair and burst into tears.

sink n a basin with a drain, usually under a water tap in a kitchen, e. g. Put the dirty dishes into the kitchen sink and ask your sister

to help you to wash up.

4. sense n 1) any of the special faculties of the body, e. g. The five senses are sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. 2) a feeling,

understanding, as a sense of duty (humour, beauty, proportion, time, security, danger, pain, cold, etc.), e. g. He has a strong sense of

duty. 3) pi. a normal, ordinary state of mind, as in one's right senses, ant. to be out of one's senses to be insane, e. g. Are you out of your senses that you talk such nonsense? 4) intelligence; practical wisdom, e. g. He is a man of sense. He has plenty of sense

(common sense). There is a lot of sense in what he says. There is no sense in doing it. What's the sense of doing that? 5) a meaning,

e. g. in a strict (literal, figurative, good, bad) sense, e. g. This word cannot be used in this sense, to make sense to have a meaning that can be understood, e. g. I cannot make sense of what he is saying, ant. to make no sense., e. g. It makes no sense.

sensitive adj easily hurt, as to have a sensitive skin; to be sensitive to pain (other people's suffering, blame, criticism); to be

sensitive about one's physical defects.

sensible adj reasonable, as a sensible fellow (idea, suggestion), e. g. That was very sensible of you.

5. cautious adj careful, e. g. A cautious thinker does not believe things without proof. Be cautious when crossing a busy street,