eyelids flutter
*The room spun. Her eyelids fluttered (=moved up and down quickly) and she fainted.
buckle(v)
*to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something bend or curve in this way
*The steel pillars began to buckle.
slammed(v)
*if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise = bang.
*He slammed the door shut.
twigs(n)
*a small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree
~parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree
gruesome(adj)
*very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured.
*Police described it as a particularly gruesome attack.
loony(adj)
*silly, crazy, or strange
*He got a loony idea.
sloppy(adj)
*not done carefully or thoroughly = careless.
*His written reports are incredibly sloppy.
persuasive(adj)
*able to make other people believe something or do what you ask.
*A persuasive argument against capital punishment.
lurched(v)
*to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
*Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward.
shrug(v)
*to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something.
*I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.
strutted(v)
*to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important.
*I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
pounding(n)
*the action or the sound of something hitting a surface very hard many times
*The pounding of the waves on the rocks below.
shuddered(v)
*to shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant
*Maria shuddered as she stepped outside.
I shudder with embarrassment whenever I think about it.
elevator(n)
*a machine that takes people and goods from one level to another in a building
*We'll have to take the elevator to go to the second level.
sloshing(v)
*to put a liquid in a container or on a surface in a careless way
*Jo sloshed more wine into her glass.
Slosh a bit of paint on.
wary(adj)
*someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful.
*I'm a bit wary of driving in this fog.
We must teach children to be wary of strangers.
shrilled(adj)
*a sound is very high and unpleasant.
*'That's not true,' she protested in a shrill voice.
grunt(v)
*to make short sounds or say a few words in a rough voice, when you do not want to talk
He just grunted and carried on reading his book.
clutched(v)
*to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it = grip.
*She was clutching a bottle of champagne.
satellite(n)
*a natural object that moves around a planet
*The moon is a satellite of the Earth.
radar(n)*a piece of equipment that uses radio waves to find the position of things and watch their movement
*We could see the plane quite clearly on the radar screen.
sneaky(adj)
*doing things in a secret and often dishonest or unfair way:
*A sneaky little trick.
pulverized(v)
*to crush something into a powder
*The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.
sinister(adj)
*making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
*There was something sinister about Mr Scott's death.
sensation(n)
*a feeling that you get from one of your five senses, especially the sense of touch.
*One sign of a heart attack is a tingling sensation in the left arm.
=Nice One=
Her face was pale. It was white, like the kind of marble you'd see in a cemetery.A scream rose from the depths of my lungs, vibrating my throat and rattling my teeth.
Somewhere in the distance we heard crows calling to each other in the trees. It was a bloodcurdling sound, the sound of doom and death.
It felt like electricity was streaming through my veins.
His breath was like a graveyard breeze on my face.
