| A | B |
|---|
| strive | to try very hard |
| swear | to make a promise; to use bad or offensive language |
| sweep | to clean by moving dirt away with a broom; to push or move quickly or smoothly |
| swing | to move backward and forward or from side to side while hanging from something |
| tear | to pull paper or cloth so that it comes apart or gets a hole in it |
| thrust | to push something, someone or yourself suddenly and with force |
| upset | to make somebody worry or feel unhappy; to defeat somebody in a competition when you were expected to lose |
| wake | to stop being asleep; to make somebody stop sleeping |
| wear | to have clothes, jewelry or glasses on your body; to become thinner because of being used a lot |
| weave | to make cloth by passing threads under and over a set of threads that is attached to a frame; to change direction often when you are moving so that you are not stopped by anything |
| wet | to make something wet; |
| wind | to wrap something long around something else several times; to make something work or move by turning a key or handle |
| withdraw | to cause somebody or something to move back or away; to take money out of a bank account; to remove something |
| spin | to move around quickly; to cause something to go around and around |
| split | to break into two or more parts--especially from end to end |
| spread | to put (a substance) on an area and extend its area by flattening, etc. |
| spring | to jump suddenly from the ground |
| sting | to cause sudden, strong physical or mental pain |
