blow ·verb (SOUND)
Definition: to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument Level: C2
carve ·verb
Definition: to make an object, a shape, or a pattern by cutting wood, stone, etc. Level: C2
cling ·verb (HOLD TIGHT)
Definition: to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you are frightened Level: C2
clutch ·verb
Definition: to hold something tightly Level: C2
force ·verb (USE POWER)
Definition: to use physical strength or effort to make something move or open Level: C2
form ·verb (SHAPE)
Definition: to take or to make something take a particular shape Level: C2
frown ·verb (SHOW ANGER)
Definition: to show on your face that you are annoyed or worried by moving your eyebrows together Level: C2
gaze ·noun
Definition: a long look at someone or something Level: C2
giggle ·verb
Definition: to laugh in a nervous or silly way Level: C2
glare ·verb
Definition: to look at someone in an angry way Level: C2
grin ·verb (SMILE)
Definition: to smile a big smile Level: C2
haul ·verb
Definition: to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty Level: C2
initiate ·verb
Definition: to make something begin Level: C2
intervene ·verb
Definition: to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight, argument, problem, etc. Level: C2
mark ·verb (ON SMALL AREA)
Definition: to put a spot, color, ink, dirt, etc., on a small area of something Level: C2
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
mount ·verb (RIDE)
Definition: to get on a horse or bicycle Level: C2
observer ·noun
Definition: a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it Level: C2
pat ·verb
Definition: to touch a person or animal with a flat hand in a gentle, friendly way Level: C2
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
rage ·verb (SPEAK)
Definition: to speak or behave in a very angry way Level: C2
redistribute ·verb
Definition: to share money, land, power, etc. between people in a different way from before Level: C2
refine ·verb
Definition: to improve an idea, method, system, etc. by making small changes Level: C2
retreat ·verb (MOVE AWAY)
Definition: When soldiers retreat, they move away from the enemy, especially to avoid fighting. Level: C2
retrieve ·verb
Definition: to get something after first finding it Level: C2
revolt ·verb (AGAINST)
Definition: to try to change a government, often using violence, or to refuse to accept someone's authority Level: C2
rock ·verb
Definition: to move backward and forward or from side to side, or to make someone or something do this Level: C2
scan ·verb (LOOK)
Definition: to look around an area quickly to try to find a person or thing Level: C2
seduce ·verb (SEX)
Definition: to persuade someone to have sex with you Level: C2
seize ·verb (PLACE)
Definition: to take control of a place suddenly by using military force Level: C2
shudder ·verb
Definition: to shake, usually because you are thinking of something unpleasant Level: C2
signal ·verb
Definition: to make a movement that gives information or tells people what to do Level: C2
slow ·verb
Definition: to become slower or to make something become slower Level: C2
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
snatch ·verb
Definition: to take something or someone quickly and suddenly Level: C2
sniff ·verb (MAKE A NOISE)
Definition: to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a noise Level: C2
sniff ·verb (SMELL)
Definition: to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something Level: C2
spit ·verb
Definition: to force liquid out of your mouth Level: C2
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
spread ·verb (SURFACE)
Definition: to move a soft substance across a surface so that it covers it Level: C2
sprinkle ·verb
Definition: to gently drop small pieces of something over a surface Level: C2
stagger ·verb
Definition: to walk as if you might fall Level: C2
stain ·verb
Definition: to leave a dirty mark on something which is difficult to remove, or to become dirty in this way Level: C2
stamp ·verb (FOOT)
Definition: to put your foot down on the ground hard and quickly, often to show anger Level: C2
struggle ·verb (TRY TO DEFEAT/PREVENT)
Definition: to use a lot of effort to defeat someone or prevent something Level: C2
tip ·verb (FALL)
Definition: to fall or to make something fall Level: C2
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
torture ·verb
Definition: to cause someone severe pain, often in order to make them tell you something Level: C2
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
track ·verb (RECORD)
Definition: to record the progress or development of something over a period Level: C2
trail ·verb (FOLLOW)
Definition: to follow or come behind Level: C2
twist ·verb (TURN)
Definition: to turn something in a circle using your hand Level: C2
twist ·verb (TURN YOUR BODY)
Definition: to turn part of your body to face a different direction Level: C2
unload ·verb (REMOVE)
Definition: to remove things from a vehicle Level: C2
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
view ·verb (WATCH)
Definition: to watch something Level: C2
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
wreck ·verb
Definition: to destroy or badly damage something Level: C2