Objects & actions

Question 1

Freeze

Answer 1

Verb
(of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold: Water changing from a liquid to a solid state because of the cold.

Question 2

Spin

Answer 2

Verb
Turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly; Revolve- Rotate: The drum in a washing machine moving very quickly in its final stage of a wash.

Question 3

Slide

Answer 3

The disc tray opening and closing on a computer

Question 4

Evaporate

Answer 4

Water slowly turning into vapor.

Question 5

Congeal (for blood, we would say clot)

Answer 5

Cooking fat or oil becoming solid on an unwashed plate.

Question 6

Rotate

Answer 6

The planet Earth moving around on its axis.

Question 7

Wobble

Answer 7

Move unsteadily from side to side; stumble

A loose wheel on a car

Question 8

Leak (we could also say escape. The noise it makes is a hiss

Answer 8

Gas coming out of a faulty valve.

Question 9

Vibrate (if the glass is loose in the frame, it would also rattle)

Answer 9

A pane of glass in a window frame when a large vehicle passes nearby.

Question 10

Fade

Answer 10

A T-shirt which has been washed so often it is losing its color.

Question 11

Rise

Answer 11

The sun coming up in the morning.

Question 12

Erode

Answer 12

Cliffs being slowly destroyed by the sea.

Question 13

Smolder

Answer 13

Slightly damp wood on a fire giving off smoke but no flames.

Question 14

Expand

Answer 14

Cold metal as it gets hotter.

Question 15

Stretch

Answer 15

A piece of elastic being pulled so that it becomes longer.

Question 16

Crack (if the glass breaks completely, it shatters)

Answer 16

A window being hit by a stone so that a long, thin break forms in the glass.

Question 17

Spill

Answer 17

Coffee falling out of a cup by mistake.

Question 18

Explode

Answer 18

A bomb suddenly blowing up.

Question 19

Revolve,

Answer 19

The Earth moving around the Sun.

Question 20

Subside

Answer 20

A house slowly sinking into soft ground.

Question 21

Flow

Answer 21

Traffic moving smoothly along a motorway. ……………

Question 22

Melt

Answer 22

Glass changing from a solid to a liquid in very high heat.

Question 23

Bounce

Answer 23

A rubber ball hitting the ground and going back into the air.

Question 24

Grow

Answer 24

The population of a town becoming bigger.

Question 25

Set

Answer 25

The sun going down in the evening.

Question 26

Condense

Answer 26

Gas or steam changing into a liquid.

Question 27

Meander

Answer 27

A wide river going through the countryside in big curves.

Question 28

Spread

Answer 28

Documents being laid out on a table.

Question 29

Trickle (if the water is coming out very slowly in small drops, we say drip)

Answer 29

Water coming very slowly out of a tap.

Question 30

Burn

Answer 30

A slice of bread in a toaster turning black and beginning to give off smoke.

Question 31

Crumble

Answer 31

A lump of dry earth being rubbed between somebody’s fingers.

Question 32

Contract

Answer 32

Hot metal as it gets cooler.

Question 33

Ring (we also use this word for the noise a telephone makes when
someone is calling you)

Answer 33

An old-fashioned alarm clock suddenly going off.

Question 34

Sink

Answer 34

A boat going to the bottom of a river.

Question 35

Float

Answer 35

Dead fish lying on the surface of a polluted lake.

Question 36

Erupt

Answer 36

A volcano throwing out lava and ash.

Question 37

Froze

Answer 37

The company froze its employees wages until the end of the year. (to say officially that the rate
or level of something must stay the same and not increase)

Question 38

Float

Answer 38

Some people float through life without really knowing what they want to do. (to behave in a way that shows you do not have a clear plan for what you want to do)

Question 39

Rising

Answer 39

Food prices have been rising steadily all year. (to increase in amount)

Question 40

Fades

Answer 40

As the light fades in the evening, people start coming out onto the street. (to become less bright)

Question 41

Condense

Answer 41

He managed to condense a two-hour presentation into 30 minutes. (to make something shorter or smaller)

Question 42

Subsided

Answer 42

As the storms slowly died out, the floodwaters gradually subsided. (to become lower)

Question 43

Revolved

Answer 43

The discussion we had last night revolved around the problem of finding affordable accommodation. (to have something as the main or most important part of a subject)

Question 44

Set

Answer 44

You can set the machine to turn itself on or off at a particular time. (to make a piece of equipment ready to operate)

Question 45

Trickle

Answer 45

9. As soon the company’s website went on-line, orders began to trickle in. (to arrive or leave in
   small amounts or numbers)

Question 46

Stretched

Answer 46

The queue for tickets was so long it stretched all the way down the street. (to continue for a long
distance)

Question 47

Bounce (we can also bounce ideas around. These are informal expressions),

Answer 47

Once a week we get together and bounce ideas off each other. (to discuss ideas with other
people in order to get their opinion and make a decision)

Question 48

Leaked

Answer 48

They wanted to keep the story secret, but someone leaked it to the press. (to give private or
secret information to journalists or