Day – Passage fame

heart / hɑːt / / hɑːrt / noun (CENTRAL PART)
B1 [ S ] the central or most important part:
The demonstrators will march through the heart of the capital.
A disagreement about boundaries is at the heart of the dispute.
Let's get to the heart of the matter .
[ C ] the firm central part of a vegetable, especially one with a lot of leaves:
artichoke hearts
the heart of a lettuce
See picture heart


convinced / kənˈvɪnst / adjective
B2 certain:
My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I'm not convinced.
[ + (that) ] I'm convinced (that) she is lying.
certain of your beliefs:
a convinced Christian/atheist
a convinced socialist


ripe for
C2 developed to a suitable condition for something to happen:
The company is ripe for takeover.
The time is ripe (= it is the right time) for investing in new technology.


devise / dɪˈvaɪz / verb [ T ]
C2 to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually cleverly or using imagination:
He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.