English vocab 1 Flashcards
to make you feel suddenly frightened or excited
A shiver runs(ran) down my spine.
Eg. A shiver ran down my spine when I heard his angry voice.
to flee; to run away in fright.
Turned tail
e. g 1) A shiver went down my spine. I turned tail and fled.
e. g 2) The burglars turned tail at the sound of our security alarm.
To glance, look, or stare out (from something or someplace) toward someone or something.
Peer(ed) out
e. g 1) I peered out of the window, and saw an eerie glow coming from within.
e. g 2) I looked inside of the box and saw a small kitten peering out at me.
e. g 3) We peered out of the window at the tanks passing through the streets.
to shake because of fear, cold, etc.
— often used together with the word “+ with”
Shudder(ed)
e.g I shuddered with fear when I heard the scream.
thinking through / reconsider / examine
Contemplate(d)
e.g After I contemplated my options, I decided to tell my best friend, Liz, about it.
To get enough courage, confidence, support etc to do something
Muster(ed) up something (e.g courage/confidence/support)
e. g 1) Finally I mustered up the courage to ask her for her phone number.
e. g 2) Can you muster the strength up to walk back to camp, or should I go for help?
they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened.
Huddle(d) together
e.g We huddled together in fright.
shout very loudly
Screamed/yelled at the top of my/her/his/our voices
E.g We screamed at the top of our voices
laugh in a loud, harsh way.
cackle(d)
e. g She cackled even louder.
e. g She crackled with laughter.
a person or thing that is doomed or cannot be saved.
Goner(s)
e.g We were really goners. “No one will be here to save us!” I thought to myself.
feeling, expressing, or causing great sadness
Sorrowful
e.g Looking at me with her sorrowful eyes, Liz said to me, “We will survive this together!”
a relief from worry
a weight off (my/his/her/our/their) shoulders
e. g 1) Since I’ve been receiving the extra help, it’s been a weight off my shoulders.
e. g 2) Just hearing that from a doctor was like a weight off my shoulders.
e. g 3) She enjoyed the rest of her time immensely! Such a weight off her shoulders.
sleep
drifted off into dreamland
E.g While listening to the music on bed, I drifted off into dreamland.
surpass
exceed not excel
on the contrary
Quite the opposite. Not for instance
