- astonishment: (n) [U] very great surprise: To the astonishment of her colleagues, she resigned. She gasped in astonishment.
- blaze: noun [C] a large strong fire: Firefighters took two hours to control the blaze.
- damage: noun [U] harm or injury: Strong winds had caused serious damage to the roof. Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company's reputation. The doctors were worried that he might have suffered brain damage.
- eager: (adj) wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: the children's eager faces. She sounded very eager to meet you. They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any news.
- elderly: POLITE WORD FOR old: elderly relatives/parents
- harm: noun [U] physical or other injury or damage: Both deny conspiring to cause actual bodily harm. A mistake like that will do his credibility a lot of harm. Missing a meal once in a while never did anyone any harm. You could always ask Jim if they need any more staff in his office - (there's) no harm in asking (= no one will be annoyed and you might benefit). She meant no harm (= did not intend to offend), she was joking. She was frightened by the experience but she came to no harm (= was not hurt).
- injury: noun [C or U] physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack: a head/back/knee injury. Several train passengers received/sustained serious injuries in the crash. Injuries to the spine are common amongst these workers. They were lucky to escape (without) injury.
- let on: phrasal verb INFORMAL to tell other people about something that you know, especially when it is a secret: I suspect he knows more this than he's letting on.
- object: (v) oppose.
- rage: noun [C or U](a period of) extreme or violent anger: Her sudden towering rages were terrifying. I was frightened because I had never seen him in such a rage before. He flew into a fit of rage over the smallest mistake.
- take action: act.
- wound (INJURY): noun [C] a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon: a gunshot wound; a chest/leg wound; a flesh (= not deep) wound. He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body.
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