Who Moved My Cheese Part 1

Tihana R. (Germany)
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  1. ahead
    at or in the front
    Sniff would smell out the general direction of the cheese, using his great nose, and Scurry would race ahead.
  2. alley
    a narrow street with walls on both sides
    But there were also dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere.
  3. amazing
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
    But if you looked closely enough, you could discover the most amazing things!
  4. belief
    any cognitive content held as true
    The two Littlepeople, Hem and Haw, used their complex brains, filled with many beliefs and emotions, to search for a very different kind of Cheese - with a capital C - which they believed would make them feel happy and successful.
  5. blind alley
    a street with only one way in or out
    But there were also dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere.
  6. bump
    an impact (as from a collision)
    They got lost, as you might expect, went off in the wrong direction and often bumped into walls.
  7. bump into
    collide violently with an obstacle
    They got lost, as you might expect, went off in the wrong direction and often bumped into walls.
  8. challenging
    requiring full use of your abilities or resources
    It made life in the Maze more complicated and challenging.
  9. clouded
    filled or abounding with clouds
    Sometimes they did well, but at other times their powerful human beliefs and emotions took over and clouded the way they looked at things.
  10. complex
    complicated in structure
    The two Littlepeople, Hem and Haw, used their complex brains, filled with many beliefs and emotions, to search for a very different kind of Cheese - with a capital C - which they believed would make them feel happy and successful.
  11. complicate
    make less simple
    It made life in the Maze more complicated and challenging.
  12. contain
    hold or have within
    The Maze was a labyrinth of corridors and chambers, some containing delicious cheese.
  13. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
    The Maze was a labyrinth of corridors and chambers, some containing delicious cheese.
  14. delicious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    The Maze was a labyrinth of corridors and chambers, some containing delicious cheese.
  15. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    However, they relied on their complex brains to develop more sophisticated methods of finding Cheese.
  16. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    But if you looked closely enough, you could discover the most amazing things!
  17. do well
    act in one's own or everybody's best interest
    Sometimes they did well, but at other times their powerful human beliefs and emotions took over and clouded the way they looked at things.
  18. expect
    regard something as probable or likely
    They got lost, as you might expect, went off in the wrong direction and often bumped into walls.
  19. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
    Like the mice, the two Littlepeople, Hem and Haw, also used their ability to think and learn from their past experiences.
  20. go into
    to come or go into
    They remembered the corridors that held no cheese and quickly went into new areas.
  21. go off
    run away
    They got lost, as you might expect, went off in the wrong direction and often bumped into walls.
  22. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, possessing simple brains and good instincts, searched for the hard nibbling cheese they liked, as mice often do.
  23. leading
    going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
    But there were also dark corners and blind alleys leading nowhere.
  24. long ago
    of the distant or comparatively distant past
    Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
  25. look at
    look at carefully; study mentally
    Sometimes they did well, but at other times their powerful human beliefs and emotions took over and clouded the way they looked at things.
  26. look for
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
  27. looking for
    the act of searching visually
    Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
  28. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, used their simple trial and error method of finding cheese.
  29. nibble
    bite off very small pieces
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, possessing simple brains and good instincts, searched for the hard nibbling cheese they liked, as mice often do.
  30. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
    Nonetheless, Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw all discovered, in their own way, what they were looking for.
  31. notice
    the act of paying attention
    Due to their small size, it would be easy not to notice what the four of them were doing.
  32. nourish
    provide with sustenance
    Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
  33. possess
    have ownership of
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, possessing simple brains and good instincts, searched for the hard nibbling cheese they liked, as mice often do.
  34. prove
    establish the validity of something
    They ran down one corridor, and if it proved empty, they turned and ran down another.
  35. put on
    put clothing on one's body
    As different as the mice and Littlepeople were, they shared something in common: every morning, they each put on their jogging suits and running shoes, left their little homes, and raced out into the Maze looking for their favourite cheese.
  36. race
    a contest of speed
    As different as the mice and Littlepeople were, they shared something in common: every morning, they each put on their jogging suits and running shoes, left their little homes, and raced out into the Maze looking for their favourite cheese.
  37. rely on
    put trust in with confidence
    However, they relied on their complex brains to develop more sophisticated methods of finding Cheese.
  38. run down
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    They ran down one corridor, and if it proved empty, they turned and ran down another.
  39. run through
    use up (resources or materials)
    Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
  40. shared
    have in common; held or experienced in common
    As different as the mice and Littlepeople were, they shared something in common: every morning, they each put on their jogging suits and running shoes, left their little homes, and raced out into the Maze looking for their favourite cheese.
  41. sophisticate
    a person who is cultured and has worldly experience
    However, they relied on their complex brains to develop more sophisticated methods of finding Cheese.
  42. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
    However, they relied on their complex brains to develop more sophisticated methods of finding Cheese.
  43. take over
    seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    Sometimes they did well, but at other times their powerful human beliefs and emotions took over and clouded the way they looked at things.
  44. trial
    the act of testing something
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, used their simple trial and error method of finding cheese.
  45. trial and error
    experimenting until a solution is found
    The mice, Sniff and Scurry, used their simple trial and error method of finding cheese.
Created on Thu Feb 21 18:52:54 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 18:54:07 EST 2013)

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