b

blow ·verb (SOUND)

Definition: to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument Level: C2

c

carve ·verb

Definition: to make an object, a shape, or a pattern by cutting wood, stone, etc. Level: C2

c

cling ·verb (HOLD TIGHT)

Definition: to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you are frightened Level: C2

c

clutch ·verb

Definition: to hold something tightly Level: C2

f

force ·verb (USE POWER)

Definition: to use physical strength or effort to make something move or open Level: C2

f

form ·verb (SHAPE)

Definition: to take or to make something take a particular shape Level: C2

f

frown ·verb (SHOW ANGER)

Definition: to show on your face that you are annoyed or worried by moving your eyebrows together Level: C2

g

gaze ·noun

Definition: a long look at someone or something Level: C2

g

giggle ·verb

Definition: to laugh in a nervous or silly way Level: C2

g

glare ·verb

Definition: to look at someone in an angry way Level: C2

g

grin ·verb (SMILE)

Definition: to smile a big smile Level: C2

h

haul ·verb

Definition: to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty Level: C2

i

initiate ·verb

Definition: to make something begin Level: C2

i

intervene ·verb

Definition: to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight, argument, problem, etc. Level: C2

m

mark ·verb (ON SMALL AREA)

Definition: to put a spot, color, ink, dirt, etc., on a small area of something Level: C2

m

merge ·verb

Definition: If two or more things merge, they combine or join, and if you merge two or more things, you combine or join them. Level: C2

m

mount ·verb (RIDE)

Definition: to get on a horse or bicycle Level: C2

o

observer ·noun

Definition: a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it Level: C2

p

pat ·verb

Definition: to touch a person or animal with a flat hand in a gentle, friendly way Level: C2

p

prosecute ·verb

Definition: to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime Level: C2

r

rage ·verb (SPEAK)

Definition: to speak or behave in a very angry way Level: C2

r

redistribute ·verb

Definition: to share money, land, power, etc. between people in a different way from before Level: C2

r

refine ·verb

Definition: to improve an idea, method, system, etc. by making small changes Level: C2

r

retreat ·verb (MOVE AWAY)

Definition: When soldiers retreat, they move away from the enemy, especially to avoid fighting. Level: C2

r

retrieve ·verb

Definition: to get something after first finding it Level: C2

r

revolt ·verb (AGAINST)

Definition: to try to change a government, often using violence, or to refuse to accept someone's authority Level: C2

r

rock ·verb

Definition: to move backward and forward or from side to side, or to make someone or something do this Level: C2

s

scan ·verb (LOOK)

Definition: to look around an area quickly to try to find a person or thing Level: C2

s

seduce ·verb (SEX)

Definition: to persuade someone to have sex with you Level: C2

s

seize ·verb (PLACE)

Definition: to take control of a place suddenly by using military force Level: C2

s

shudder ·verb

Definition: to shake, usually because you are thinking of something unpleasant Level: C2

s

signal ·verb

Definition: to make a movement that gives information or tells people what to do Level: C2

s

slow ·verb

Definition: to become slower or to make something become slower Level: C2

s

snap ·verb (BREAK)

Definition: if something long and thin snaps, it breaks making a short, loud sound, and if you snap it, you break it making a short, loud sound. Level: C2

s

snatch ·verb

Definition: to take something or someone quickly and suddenly Level: C2

s

sniff ·verb (MAKE A NOISE)

Definition: to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a noise Level: C2

s

sniff ·verb (SMELL)

Definition: to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something Level: C2

s

spit ·verb

Definition: to force liquid out of your mouth Level: C2

s

split ·verb (COME APART)

Definition: If something splits or if you split it, it comes apart so that there is a long, thin hole in it. Level: C2

s

spread ·verb (SURFACE)

Definition: to move a soft substance across a surface so that it covers it Level: C2

s

sprinkle ·verb

Definition: to gently drop small pieces of something over a surface Level: C2

s

stagger ·verb

Definition: to walk as if you might fall Level: C2

s

stain ·verb

Definition: to leave a dirty mark on something which is difficult to remove, or to become dirty in this way Level: C2

s

stamp ·verb (FOOT)

Definition: to put your foot down on the ground hard and quickly, often to show anger Level: C2

s

struggle ·verb (TRY TO DEFEAT/PREVENT)

Definition: to use a lot of effort to defeat someone or prevent something Level: C2

t

tip ·verb (FALL)

Definition: to fall or to make something fall Level: C2

t

tip ·verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)

Definition: to move so that one side is higher than the other side, or to make something move in this way Level: C2

t

torture ·verb

Definition: to cause someone severe pain, often in order to make them tell you something Level: C2

t

track ·verb (FOLLOW)

Definition: to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere, or by using electronic equipment Level: C2

t

track ·verb (RECORD)

Definition: to record the progress or development of something over a period Level: C2

t

trail ·verb (FOLLOW)

Definition: to follow or come behind Level: C2

t

twist ·verb (TURN)

Definition: to turn something in a circle using your hand Level: C2

t

twist ·verb (TURN YOUR BODY)

Definition: to turn part of your body to face a different direction Level: C2

u

unload ·verb (REMOVE)

Definition: to remove things from a vehicle Level: C2

u

unwind ·verb (MAKE STRAIGHT)

Definition: If you unwind something, or if something unwinds, it stops being curled up or twisted around something else and is made straight. Level: C2

v

view ·verb (WATCH)

Definition: to watch something Level: C2

w

wink ·verb

Definition: to quickly close and then open one eye, in order to be friendly or to show that something is a joke Level: C2

w

wreck ·verb

Definition: to destroy or badly damage something Level: C2