1.championship: a competition held to determine the champion; position of a champion
Examples:
　　　　　An American team won the pairs championships.
　　　　　They won the men’s and women’s singles championships respectively.

2.beam: smile brightly and happily
Examples:
　　　　　He is beaming with delight.
　　　　　He beamed inside.

3.dazzling: showing skill, qualities or beauty
Examples:
　　　　　She gave him a dazzling smile.
　　　　　She has a dazzling diamond.

4.senior: older in years; higher in rank, authority, etc.
Examples:
　　　　　Mr. Gray is a senior officer in this bank.
　　　　　He is too senior to try for a young man’s job.

5.bound: ready to start, having started (for)
Examples:
　　　　　They were on the New York express, bound for Maine.
　　　　　That ship is bound for South America.

6.distress: a state of danger or great difficulty
Examples:
　　　　　If the storm continues on the mountain, the climber will be in distress by morning.
　　　　　The lifeboat went out to rescue a ship in distress.

7.signal:
(n.) something intended to warn, command, or give a message
Examples:
　　　　　A red light is often used as a danger signal.
　　　　　American Indians used to occasionally send smoke signals.
(v.) send a signal or signals to
Examples:
　　　　　The general signaled to his officers for the attack to begin.
　　　　　She was signaling wildly, waving her arms.

8.contact: get in touch with somebody
Examples:
　　　　　I shall contact you by telephone.
　　　　　I must contact my lawyer before I make my fi nal decisions.

9.lower: move or let down in height
Examples:
　　　　　Lowering the window shade will keep out the sun.
　　　　　He sat quite still, with his gaze lowered to the carpet.

10.approach:
(n.) movement towards or near to something
Examples:
　　　　　Our approach drove away the wild animals.
　　　　　With the approach of the Spring Festival the weather turned cold.
(v.) come near or nearer
Examples:
　　　　　Walk softly as you approach the bed.
　　　　　I saw a figure approaching towards me.

11.collision: an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
Examples:
　　　　　The liner is reported to have had a collision with an oil tanker.
　　　　　The two cars were broken into pieces in the collision.

12.in any case: whatever happens
Examples:
　　　　　In any case, I shall return in a day or two.
　　　　　In any case, I would insist upon your being paid.

13.crash:
(n.) a violent vehicle accident
Examples:
　　　　　There have been a lot of crashes lately.
　　　　　All the passengers were killed in the plane crash.
(v.) fall or strike suddenly, violently and noisily
Examples:
　　　　　I heard the dinner tray crash to the floor.
　　　　　Standing on the beach, I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks.

14.rear: raise; lift up
Examples:
　　　　　A lion suddenly reared its head from among the tall grass.
　　　　　The skyscraper rears above the neighboring buildings.

15. explode: burst or cause to burst violently and noisily
Examples:
　　　　　The boiler exploded and many people were injured by the hot steam.
　　　　　He pumped the ball up too much and it exploded.

16. scatter: separate or cause to separate widely
Examples:
　　　　　A flock of birds scattered when the shot was fired.
　　　　　The government scattered the factories instead of concentrating them in a single area.

17.stun: shock into helplessness
Examples:
　　　　　He was stunned by the unfairness of their judgment.
　　　　　She was stunned by the news of her father’s death

18.tragic: very sad; unfortunate
Examples:
　　　　　The tragic accident took eight lives.
　　　　　The driver of the car made a tragic mistake.

19.comb through: search something thoroughly
Examples:
　　　　　The students spent many hours in the library, combing through old books looking for facts they wanted.
　　　　　He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud.

20.wreckage: the broken parts of a destroyed thing
Examples:
　　　　　After the accident, the wreckage of the cars was removed from the highway.
　　　　　The shore was covered with the wreckage of the destroyed ship