2. Słówka

noun - That story about her is nothing but a wicked slander! / verb - The actress claimed that she had been slandered in a newspaper article.

1. A wheel revolves on its axle. 2. The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth. 3. The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.

The train was hauling a cargo of liquid chemicals.

adj - 1. Stale bread. 2. Cake goes stale quickly if it's not covered.

veeb - 1. The whole room reeked of sweat. 2. The hotel room reeked of stale tobacco.

Tie a knot at the end of the cord (thick string, or a piece of this).

He was talking complete drivel.

1. He scowled furiously (at her). 2. He scowled at me from behind his paper.

He twisted his ankle and came limping home.

He used devious methods to get what he wanted.

1. I still shudder at the thought of the risks we took. 2. She shuddered at the thought of having to meet him again.

verb - Go to sleep now," she murmured. / noun - 1. the murmur of the sea. 2. There was a low murmur among the crowd.

1. The habit of punctuality was instilled into me early in life. 2. He's a coach with great skill at instilling confidence in/into his players.

He muttered something about the restaurant being too expensive.

She looked faintly surprised.

1. The room was adorned with flowers. 2. Their house is adorned with beautiful antique ornaments.

1. The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy. 2. The car veered off the road and hit a tree.

1. He stood outside the door eavesdropping on their conversation. 2. The child eavesdropped on her parents’ discussion.

1. He pondered what might have happened if he hadn't gone home. 2. He pondered (on) the suggestion.

1. She's proficient in two languages. 2. I've become quite proficient at repairing bicycles.

1. Precisely what do you mean? 2. He spoke very precisely.

1. Outside, the trees rustled in the wind. 2. She rustled her papers.

1. Nell kept poking me in the arm. 2. He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.

The horses snorted impatiently.

I didn't hear him come in because I was totally immersed in my book.

1. She immersed the vegetables in boiling water. 2. Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes.

He dismounted and pushed his bicycle up the hill.

Someone was lurking in the shadows.

verb - The olied the hinges (a metal fastening that joins the edge of a door, window, or lid to something else and allows you to open or close it) to stop them from squeaking. / noun - the squeaks of the mice.

noun - We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door. / verb - 1. The seats in the cinema were bolted to the floor. 2. He bolted the door.

Birds were flitting from tree to tree.

noun - ‘You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother’ is an example of a stammer. / verb - He turned red and started stammering.

verb - Thick black clouds heralded rain. / noun - A fall in unemployment was the herald of economic recovery.

1. a broad street. 2. broad shoulders. 3. a broad smile.

The rim of a wheel.

verb - Tom tugged at his mother's arm. / noun - He gave the rope a tug.

She scolded the child for coming home so late.

1. He hid in a thicket. 2. A puma perfectly camouflaged in a dense thicket.

You can tell the age of a tree by the rings inside its trunk.

1. I took a shortcut through the car park. 2. I was in a hurry so I took a shortcut across the field.

1. The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field. 2. They huddled around the fire to keep warm.

1. She wriggled her toes in the warm sand. 2. The child kept wriggling in his seat.

The mountains were capped with snow.

He winced as the dentist touched his broken tooth.

verb - a hammock was slung between two trees. / noun - He had his broken arm in a sling.

There are rabbits burrowing under the building.

The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.