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crouch: to sit with legs bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly start learning
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Soldiers in camouflage crouched silently in the bushes.
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to curl up: to move into a position where your body makes a rounded shape start learning
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The cat was curled up on the sofa, nose to tail, fast asleep.
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to duck: to quickly lower your head in order to avoid being hit by sth, or so as not to be seen start learning
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If he hadn't ducked, the ball would have hit him square in the face.
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to fidget: to be constantly moving your hands or your feet start learning
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Children often fidget and fuss around restlessly when they are bored.
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to frown: to lower your eyebrows because you are angry or you do not understand start learning
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He frowned in frustrationas he tried to add. the sums one more time
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to flinch: to make a sudden small movement because sth has hurt you or has made you jump start learning
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I'm going to put a little drop of this in your eye so try not to flinch
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to kneel: tobendyourlegssothatyour knees are touching the ground start learning
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He knelt before the Queen to be knighted
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to nod: to move your head up and down (in most countries, you nod when you say yes) start learning
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"Are you all happy with today's programme?" she asked. Everyonenodded in agreement
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to nudge: to gently push sb with your elbow to attract their attention start learning
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She nudged him. "Look," she said. "Ithink that'sEltonJohn overthere
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to shiver: if you are shivering, your body is shaking because you are cold start learning
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He had forgotten to take his coat and was shivering
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The surgeon then proceeded to describe the operation in graphic detail. Mr Forth shuddered start learning
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if you shudder, ~ou r whole body shakeS' fer a short time because you bave seen, heard or tasted sth unpleasant
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to tremble: if you are trembling, your body or part of your body is shaking because you are frightened or very nervous start learning
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I was so scared that I couldn't stop trembling
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bloodcurdling (scream): very frightening start learning
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We heard a bloodcurdling scream and then we saw the vampire
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eye-catching: so attractive or unusual that you can't help noticing it start learning
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A good advertising poster must be simple but eye-catching
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flrst·hand: if you have first-hand experience of sth, you have experienced it personally start learning
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Now, Gary, you have first-hand experienceof teachingin Paraguay
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halr-mlslng: very frightening; used to describe experiencesand journeys start learning
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How we didn 't crash I do not know. It was one of the most hair raising bus rides I've ever been on
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h d-on; used to describe a collision between two moving vehicles where the front part of one vehicle hits the front part of another vehicle start learning
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The car he was driving was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry.
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IIght·hearted: funny and not very serious start learning
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light-hearted films/ television programmes/books It's a comedy, but I wouldn't describe it as being a light-hearted film.
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mouth-watering: food that looks and/or smells very good start learning
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a shop full of mouth-watering cakes.
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nail-biting: very exciting and dramatic, because you do not know what is going to happen start learning
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The final would be decided on penalty kicks. It was going to be a nail-biting five minutes
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narrow-minded: not accepting and positively disliking anything new, I different or radical Opp: broadI minded start learning
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My parents are very broad-minded and accept new ideas easily
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well-thumbed: a book or magazine that has been read so much that the edges and comers of the pages are dirty and in poor condition start learning
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Some of the second-hand books were well-thumbed
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not to bat an yelld: not to show any visible signs of surprise start learning
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When I told him that his bill came I~ I~ to £25,000, he didn't bat an eyelid.: His face remained expressionless.
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to clear your throat: to cough in; order to speak more clearly start learning
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He stood up, cleared his throat and started to speak
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He clenched his fists and went to punch me. start learning
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to curl your fingers up very tightly, usually because you are very angry
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to cross your legs: while sitting, to put one leg on top of the other start learning
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I had hardly enough room in my airline seat to cross my legs, let alone stretch them.
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Ito flex your muscles: to strike a pose and show your muscles start learning
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The strong man at the fairground was proudly flexing his muscles
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to fold your arms: to bring your arms together and link them start learning
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She folded her arms over her chest and glared at him defiantly
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to grit your teeth: to press your teeth tightly together, often because you are angry or distressed (also: to clench your teeth start learning
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Joe gritted his teeth as the bullet was extracted from his arm.
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to pluck your y brows: to pull out some of the hairs of your eyebrows. using tweezers start learning
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For this season's look, pluck your eyebrows and pencil them into a half-moon shape
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sb' heart Is pounding: sb's heart is beating very hard start learning
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As he took the envelope containing his results, his hands were shaking and his heart was pounding
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to rumbl (of stomach): to make a noise because it is empty and you are hungry start learning
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I hadn 't had breakfast and in the middle of the interview my stomach started rumbling.
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to sh ke your head: to move your head from side to side; in most countries, you shake your head when you say no start learning
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He shook his head as a sign of refusal.
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to shrug your shoulders: to move your shoulders up and down The boy shrugged his shoulders and said: "Who cares?" start learning
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to sprain your ankle/ wrist to twist and hurt (your ankle/wrist) She felf down the stairs and sprained her ankle.
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to stub your toe: to hit your toe against sth start learning
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She stubbed her toe against the leg of the chair.
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