| A | B |
|---|
| creep | walk very very softly and slowly so noone can hear you. |
| fateful | lucky or unlucky |
| mantelpiece | a shelf over the fireplace |
| bonnet | a woman's or baby's hat with a visor with ribbons that tie under the chin |
| carousel | a machine that goes around in circles |
| shrill | a long high note |
| rap | knock a few times very quickly |
| demand | ask for something very strongly or tell someone they have to give you something |
| dare | decide to do something very brave or tell someone else to |
| groan | the long low sound you make when you are hurt |
| snap | the short high sound something makes when it breaks |
| cupboard | a shelf with doors that you keep things in |
| skinny | very thin |
| scar | the mark left on your skin after a cut or injury has healed |
| bolt of lightening | zig zag 'piece' of lightening |
| bark | the sound a dog makes |
| greeting | a hello |
| tantrum | suddenly crying kicking yelling and maybe lying on the floor when you don't get what you want |
| wolf down | eat very quickly like a wolf |
| scent | light smell |
| chuckle | small laugh |
| little tyke | small child |
| ruffle | lift hair or feathers with fingers or air |
| rip | tear |
| jerk | suddenly pull |
| leap | a long big jump |
| ought | should |
| nastily | in a nasty mean way |
| slug | a small animal that lives in the garden like a snail without a shell |
| have a go | take a turn |
| swallow | what you do after you chew so the food goes into your stomach |
| blow up | explode |
| screw up | make a piece of paper into a ball before you throw it in the trash or do something the wrong way |
| wail | a long crying sound |
| yell | a long shout |
| pretend | imagine something is true |
| spoil | damage something |
| scrawny | thin and bony |
| funny business | mischief / 장난 |
| baggy | too big and loose |
| shear | cut off a big piece roughly with some big scissors |
| revolting | awful enough to make you feel sick |
| sweater | a warm knitted top (clothing) |
| shrink | make too small e.g. become too small after washing in hot water |
| gang | group of people who do (sometimes bad) things together - gangster |
| chimney | the brick column over the fireplace to let smoke out of the house |
| suppose | guess or think 'maybe' about |
| council | the elected managers of the city |
| maniac | crazy person with too much energy |
| hoodlum | local gangster |
| roar along | travel along quickly and noisily |
| beet | a dark pink vegetable that grows in the ground |
| snigger | a short laugh with a small smile |
| ice pop | some frozen juice or sweet flavored water on a stick |
| remarkably | very much |
| wrap | put inside some paper or other cover |
| crush | stand or press on something until is is flat and broken |
| fast asleep | in a deep sleep |
| whine | a complaining sound |
| budge | move just a little |
| knuckles | the bone joints in your fingers |
| shuffle | walk with small steps not taking your feet far off the ground or mix up some flat things (like a deck of cards) |
| intently | with concentration |
| disturb | interrupt bother someone make them worried and upset or make a noise when everything was quiet |
| beady | small and round like a bead (one of the round balls in a necklace) |
| murmur | make a soft low talking sound |
| vigorously | energetically |
| nod | shake your head up and down e.g. to say yes |
| jab | quickly stick your finger into something and pull it back out |
| waddle | walk like a duck |
| pinch | press hard between the tips of your fingers |
| uncoil | straighten out from a circular position |
| slither | slide along a surface like a snake on the ground (not in straight line) |
| reptile | a family of land animals with scales e.g. snake lizard crocodile |
| swear | promise 100% or say a rude word |
| amigo | spanish for 'friend' |
| gibber | talk quickly like a monkey with words that aren't real |
| bite | put your teeth around then together in some food... or someone's skin or... |
| squeeze | press between two other things |
| collapse | fall apart and down |
| sneak | move without anyone seeing you or knowing |
| miserable | really unhappy |
| burn | overcook so that it's black |
| forbidden | not allowed |
| stranger | someone you've never met |
| rush | hurry |
| weird | very strange |
| vanish | disappear |
