Handouts 27-39 (holding, looking)

Question 1

to play with sth small (a pencil, a box of matches, etc) in your fingers, especially when you’re bored or nervous

Answer 1

to fiddle with sth

Question 2

to hold sth or try to reach for sth with your hands or fingers, but in an awkward and clumsy way

Answer 2

to fumble

Question 3

to repeatedly touch sb lightly with the hand held flat

Answer 3

to pat

Question 4

to move your hand or fingers over sth, applying pressure

Answer 4

to rub

Question 5

to hit sb (generally on the face) with an open hand, often because sb has said or done sth to offend or hurt you

Answer 5

to slap sb

Question 6

to hit a child with an open hand in order to punish him or her

Answer 6

to smack sb

Question 7

to gently move an open hand back and forth over sth (generally for animals)

Answer 7

to stroke

Question 8

to touch or move sth without permission and in doing so change or damage it

Answer 8

to tamper with sth

Question 9

to make sb laugh by touching them with your fingers

Answer 9

to tickle sb

Question 10

to play with sth in your hands or fingers, often while you are deeo in thought

Answer 10

to toy with sth

Question 11

to turn sth (a dial, a knob), especially when you are trying to make sth work

Answer 11

to twiddle sth

Question 12

to hold on to sth very tightly because you are frightened that you will fall or you will lose it

Answer 12

to cling

Question 13

(for clothes) very tight and showing the shape of your body; (of people) too attached and dependent on others

Answer 13

clingy

Question 14

to hold sth tightly because you are in pain

Answer 14

to clutch

Question 15

to pull sth that is heavy

Answer 15

to drag

Question 16

to put your arms around sb

Answer 16

to embrace

Question 17

1)to quickly take sth 2)to manage to get some food/drink/sleep

Answer 17

to grab

Question 18

to take sth and hold it very tightly

Answer 18

to grasp

Question 19

to have an excellent understanding of

Answer 19

to have an excellent grasp of

Question 20

to hold sth very tightly

Answer 20

to grip

Question 21

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

Answer 21

to be in the grip of

Question 22

to stop holding sth so that it is no longer in your hand

Answer 22

to let go of sth

Question 23

to push sb roughly

Answer 23

to manhandle

Question 24

to do your fair share of the work

Answer 24

to pull your weight

Question 25

to take sth illegal (stolen goods etc) away from sb

Answer 25

to seize

Question 26

to push sb roughly

Answer 26

to shove

Question 27

to quickly take sth (especially sth that does not belong to you) from sb

Answer 27

to snatch

Question 28

to pull a vehicle, often by means of a rope or a chain

Answer 28

to tow

Question 29

to pull sth with short but forceful pulls

Answer 29

to tug

Question 30

to pull sth forcefully and quickly, in order to open it/ remove it from where it is

Answer 30

to wrench

Question 31

to pull sth with one quick, forcefull pull

Answer 31

to yank

Question 32

1) to look at things that are for sale in a shop; 2) to look through the pages of a book, newspaper or magazine

Answer 32

to browse

Question 33

to have a quick look at sth (a report, a composition, calculations etc) in order to check it for any obvious mistakes

Answer 33

to cast an eye over sth

Question 34

to get a quick look at sb/sth while moving

Answer 34

to catch a (fleeting) glympse of

Question 35

to be unable to tell the difference between certain colours

Answer 35

to be colour blind

Question 36

to stare at sb/sth; often with your mouth open

Answer 36

to gape

Question 37

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)

Answer 37

to gaze

Question 38

to quickly look at sb angrily, often in response to sth that person has said or done

Answer 38

to give sb a black look

Question 39

to take a quick look at sth, often by moving your eyes but not moving your head

Answer 39

to glance

Question 40

to stare at sb angrily

Answer 40

to glare

Question 41

an expression which is used when you confront sb and want them to tell you the truth

Answer 41

look me (straight) in the eye and tell me…

Question 42

to look at sb angrily and in a threatening way, because that person has done or said sth really annoying

Answer 42

to look daggers at sb

Question 43

to look at a house or flat, to see if you are interested in buying it

Answer 43

to look over a property

Question 44

to see sth/sb, but often with difficulty

Answer 44

to make (sth) out

Question 45

to take a quick look at sth you are not supposed to see

Answer 45

to peek

Question 46

to look with difficulty because one cannot see properly (because it is dark/foggy/you have poor eyesight)

Answer 46

to peer

Question 47

to read (formal)

Answer 47

to peruse

Question 48

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

Answer 48

to pore over

Question 49

to see sb (often prefaced by “the minute”)

Answer 49

to set eyes on sb

Question 50

to look at sth/sb with eyes partly closed

Answer 50

to squint at sb/sth

Question 51

to look at sth/sb fixedly or for a long time

Answer 51

to stare

Question 52

to walk areound and look at a house or paintings in an art exhibition

Answer 52

to view

Question 53

to see sth bad (a crime, an accident, etc) or sth important (the fall of the Berlin wall, sb win Olympic medal, etc) happen

Answer 53

to witness

Question 54

to see sb (often prefaced by “the minute”)

Answer 54

to set eyes on sb

Question 55

to look at sth/sb with eyes partly closed

Answer 55

to squint at sb/sth

Question 56

to look at sth/sb fixedly or for a long time

Answer 56

to stare

Question 57

to walk areound and look at a house or paintings in an art exhibition

Answer 57

to view

Question 58

to see sth bad (a crime, an accident, etc) or sth important (the fall of the Berlin wall, sb win Olympic medal, etc) happen

Answer 58

to witness

Question 59

to play with sth small (a pencil, a box of matches, etc) in your fingers, especially when you’re bored or nervous

Answer 59

to fiddle with sth