human actions

Question 1

to lose consciousness

Answer 1

faint

Question 2

to rest against or on something

Answer 2

lean

Question 3

to produce liquid on your skin when you are hot

Answer 3

sweat

Question 4

to move on hands or knees close to the ground

Answer 4

crawl

Question 5

to tremble with fear, cold etc.

Answer 5

shiver

Question 6

to put out an arm or a leg in to reach something

Answer 6

stretch

Question 7

to go somewhere very quickly

Answer 7

dash

Question 8

to sway, move or walk unsteadily

Answer 8

stagger

Question 9

to walk with regular steps

Answer 9

march

Question 10

to wander, to walk without hurry

Answer 10

stroll

Question 11

to breathe noisily through your nose and mouth while you are asleep

Answer 11

snore

Question 12

to send something from your hand through the air by moving your hand or arm quickly

Answer 12

throw

Question 13

to look at somebody/something for a time, paying attention to what happens

Answer 13

watch

Question 14

to hit somebody/something with your foot

Answer 14

kick

Question 15

to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else

Answer 15

gaze

Question 16

to move quickly off the ground or away from a surface by pushing yourself with your legs and feet

Answer 16

jump

Question 17

to take or hold somebody/something with your hand suddenly, firmly or roughly

Answer 17

grab

Question 18

you shut and open your eyes quickly

Answer 18

blink

Question 19

to hit somebody/something with the flat part of your hand

Answer 19

slap

Question 20

to hit somebody/something hard with your fist (= closed hand)

Answer 20

punch

Question 21

to have air come suddenly and noisily out through your nose and mouth in a way that you cannot control, for example because you have a cold

Answer 21

sneeze

Question 22

to look quickly and secretly at something, especially through a small opening.

Answer 22

peep

Question 23

to look at somebody/something for a long time

Answer 23

stare

Question 24

to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction

Answer 24

wander

Question 25

to look quickly at something/somebody

Answer 25

glance

Question 26

to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.

Answer 26

sigh

Question 27

to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying something heavy

Answer 27

trudge

Question 28

to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold

Answer 28

cough

Question 29

to breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a sound, especially when you are crying, have a cold, etc.

Answer 29

sniff

Question 30

a thing that somebody says or writes giving their opinion or stating a fact

Answer 30

point

Question 31

to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard

Answer 31

creep

Question 32

to break something suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way

Answer 32

snap

Question 33

to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain

Answer 33

yell

Question 34

a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm

Answer 34

fits

Question 35

to hold your fists together tightly

Answer 35

clench your fists

Question 36

to cross one arm over the other

Answer 36

fold your arms

Question 37

to make your eyebrows go higher

Answer 37

raise your eyebrows

Question 38

to put your foot down hard and noisily on the ground

Answer 38

stamp your foot

Question 39

to raise or draw your shoulders to express indifference

Answer 39

shrug your shoulders

Question 40

to move your head to answer ‘Yes’

Answer 40

nod your head

Question 41

to clean your nose by forcing air through it

Answer 41

blow your nose

Question 42

to move your tongue across your lips

Answer 42

lick your lips

Question 43

to say that someone should be blamed

Answer 43

point the finger

Question 44

to injure a joint in your body, especially your ankle or wrist

Answer 44

sprain your ankle