9. Conscious (adj)

1) aware of and responding to one’s surroundings. Syn: aware, awake

Although I was in pain, I was conscious.

2) having knowledge of something.

We are conscious of the extent of the problem.

■ [in combination] concerned with or worried about a particular matter.

They were growing increasingly security-conscious.

3) (of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional | a conscious effort to walk properly.

■ (of the mind or a thought) directly perceptible to and under the control of the person concerned. Derivatives: consciously, consciousness. Origin: late 16^th cent. (in the sense “being aware of wrongdoing”): from Latin conscius “knowing with others or in oneself” (from conscire “be privy to”) + –ous.

10. Shot (n, pii)

a) Noun

1) the firing of a gun or cannon. Syn: blast.

Mulder killed him with a single shot | the opening shots have been fired in a legal battle over repairs.

■ an attempt to hit a target by shooting. Syn: a try.

He asked me if I would like to have a shot at a pheasant.

■ [with adj.] a person with a specified level of ability in shooting.

Roy was a very good shot.

■ a critical or hostile remark Paul tried one last shot-“You realize what you want will cost more money?”

2) a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as football, tennis, or golf. Syn: hit, blow, hit, smash, stroke.

His partner pulled off a winning backhand shot.

■ an attempt to score a goal.

He took a shot that the goalie stopped.

■ an attempt to do something.

Several of the competitors will have a shot at the all-round title.

3) (same) a ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon.

■ (also lead shot) [mass noun] tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun.

■ a heavy ball thrown by a shot-putter.

4) a photograph a group shot of all the family.

■ a film sequence photographed continuously by one camera.

The movie’s opening shot is of a character walking across a featureless landscape.

■ [mass noun] the range of a camera’s view.

A prop man was standing just out of shot.

5) a small drink of spirits.

He took a shot of whisky.

■ an injection of a drug or vaccine | a shot of impure heroin.

6) [usu. with modifier] the launch of a space rocket | a moon shot.

- give it one’s best shot

- like a shot

- a shot in the arm – a stimulus

- a shot in the dark. Origin: Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot

b) Participle II

1. Past and past participle of shoot.

2. 1) (of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect.

When looked at from different angles a dress of shot silk.

■ interspersed with a different colour | dark hair shot with silver

■ (shot through with) suffused with (a particular feature or quality)

The mist was shot through with orange spokes of light.

2) ruined or worn out

A completely shot engine will put you out of the race | my nerves are shot.

- shot to pieces

3. [in sing.] , dated a bill or one’s share of it, especially in a pub.

He had paid her shot. Origin: late Middle English: from shot 1; compare with Old English scēotan “shoot, pay, contribute” and scot.