Handouts 27-39 (holding, looking) Flashcards
to play with sth small (a pencil, a box of matches, etc) in your fingers, especially when you’re bored or nervous
to fiddle with sth
to hold sth or try to reach for sth with your hands or fingers, but in an awkward and clumsy way
to fumble
to repeatedly touch sb lightly with the hand held flat
to pat
to move your hand or fingers over sth, applying pressure
to rub
to hit sb (generally on the face) with an open hand, often because sb has said or done sth to offend or hurt you
to slap sb
to hit a child with an open hand in order to punish him or her
to smack sb
to gently move an open hand back and forth over sth (generally for animals)
to stroke
to touch or move sth without permission and in doing so change or damage it
to tamper with sth
to make sb laugh by touching them with your fingers
to tickle sb
to play with sth in your hands or fingers, often while you are deeo in thought
to toy with sth
to turn sth (a dial, a knob), especially when you are trying to make sth work
to twiddle sth
to hold on to sth very tightly because you are frightened that you will fall or you will lose it
to cling
(for clothes) very tight and showing the shape of your body; (of people) too attached and dependent on others
clingy
to hold sth tightly because you are in pain
to clutch
to pull sth that is heavy
to drag
to put your arms around sb
to embrace
1)to quickly take sth 2)to manage to get some food/drink/sleep
to grab
to take sth and hold it very tightly
to grasp
to have an excellent understanding of
to have an excellent grasp of
to hold sth very tightly
to grip
to be experiencing sth that cannot be controlled (an economic crisis, a famine, bad weather etc), generally for (a region or the people of) a country
to be in the grip of
to stop holding sth so that it is no longer in your hand
to let go of sth
to push sb roughly
to manhandle
to do your fair share of the work
to pull your weight
to take sth illegal (stolen goods etc) away from sb
to seize
to push sb roughly
to shove
to quickly take sth (especially sth that does not belong to you) from sb
to snatch
to pull a vehicle, often by means of a rope or a chain
to tow
to pull sth with short but forceful pulls
to tug
to pull sth forcefully and quickly, in order to open it/ remove it from where it is
to wrench
to pull sth with one quick, forcefull pull
to yank
1) to look at things that are for sale in a shop; 2) to look through the pages of a book, newspaper or magazine
to browse
to have a quick look at sth (a report, a composition, calculations etc) in order to check it for any obvious mistakes
to cast an eye over sth
to get a quick look at sb/sth while moving
to catch a (fleeting) glympse of
to be unable to tell the difference between certain colours
to be colour blind
to stare at sb/sth; often with your mouth open
to gape
to look for a long time without really seeing what you are looking at (when, for example, you are bored, in love, thinking about sth, very attracted to sth)
to gaze
to quickly look at sb angrily, often in response to sth that person has said or done
to give sb a black look
to take a quick look at sth, often by moving your eyes but not moving your head
to glance
to stare at sb angrily
to glare
an expression which is used when you confront sb and want them to tell you the truth
look me (straight) in the eye and tell me…
to look at sb angrily and in a threatening way, because that person has done or said sth really annoying
to look daggers at sb
to look at a house or flat, to see if you are interested in buying it
to look over a property
to see sth/sb, but often with difficulty
to make (sth) out
to take a quick look at sth you are not supposed to see
to peek
to look with difficulty because one cannot see properly (because it is dark/foggy/you have poor eyesight)
to peer
to read (formal)
to peruse
to read very carefully and for a long time, probably because you are very interested in what you are reading or you have to study it
to pore over
to see sb (often prefaced by “the minute”)
to set eyes on sb
to look at sth/sb with eyes partly closed
to squint at sb/sth
to look at sth/sb fixedly or for a long time
to stare
to walk areound and look at a house or paintings in an art exhibition
to view
to see sth bad (a crime, an accident, etc) or sth important (the fall of the Berlin wall, sb win Olympic medal, etc) happen
to witness
to see sb (often prefaced by “the minute”)
to set eyes on sb
to look at sth/sb with eyes partly closed
to squint at sb/sth
to look at sth/sb fixedly or for a long time
to stare
to walk areound and look at a house or paintings in an art exhibition
to view
to see sth bad (a crime, an accident, etc) or sth important (the fall of the Berlin wall, sb win Olympic medal, etc) happen
to witness
to play with sth small (a pencil, a box of matches, etc) in your fingers, especially when you’re bored or nervous
to fiddle with sth
