Body Flashcards
(29 cards)
To crouch
to sit legs bent under you.
Soldiers in camouflage crouched silently in the bushes.
to curl up
to be in a rounded shape
The cat was curled up on the sofa.
to duck
lower the head.
If he hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit in square in the face.
to fidget
constantly move your hands or feet.
Children often fidget when they are bored.
To flinch
make a sudden small movement.
Try not to flinch, I am going to put a small drop in your eyes.
to frown
lower your eyebrows.
He frowned in frustation.
to kneel
to bend your legs.
He knelt before the Queen to be knighted.
to nod
move the head up and down.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
to nudge
to gentily push your arm.
He nudged his arm, and said look it is Elton John over there.
to shiver
shake on cold.
He forgot his coat and was shivering.
to shudder
all body shake
Mr. Toddy shuddered when heard about the surgery.
to tremble
body shake.
I was so scared that I couldn’t stop trembling.
bloodcurdling scream
very frightening.
eye-catching
attractive
first-hand
own experience.
I have first-hand experience of work from home.
hair-raising
very frightening.
It was one of the most hair-raising rides I’ve ever been on.
head-on
collision
The car he was driving was involved in a head-on with a lorry.
light-hearted
funny, not very serious.
light-hearted film/book.
mouth-watering
food that smells good.
A shop full of mouth-watering cakes.
nail-biting
very dramatic
narrow-minded
radical - opp. broad-minded
I am very broad-minded and accept my own default very easily.
well-thumbed
read several times.
A good book has its pages well-thumbed.
not to bat an eyelid
not show surprise.
to clear your throat
to cough in order to speak.
He stood up, cleared his throat and started to speak.
