wriggle -
To twist and turn with quick squirming and writhing movements
The worm wriggled in Stan's hand and almost ended up falling to the ground.
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Squeeze
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wring -
To squeeze and twist something.
Betty was good at wringing every cent out of every dollar she earned.
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Mistake
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scuttle -
To be forced to cancel one's plans
Because he couldn't give up his smoking habit, Barry had to scuttle his plans to be a great runner.
verb
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Disgusting
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barf -
To vomit.
Joan drank too much at the party, so that when she came home she barfed on the way to the bathroom all that she ate and drank that night.
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Move
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glide -
To move easily and smoothly
When Michael Jordan went up to shoot a basket, it seemed that he glided through the air.
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Move
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skim -
To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid
The farmer skimmed the cream from the milk in order to reduce the fat content.
verb
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Attack
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blackmail -
The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.
When he realized that they were blackmailing him, threatening to reveal secrets of his past, he was scared and didn't know what to do.
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Body
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tiptoe -
To walking on the front part of your foot in order to move very quietly
When Bill got home past midnight, he had to tiptoe around the house so as to not wake anybody up.
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Aggressive
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nab -
To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal
The police nabbed the person who tried to blow up the World Trade Center 1993, when he went to the car rental to get back his deposit for the van he had blown up.
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Light
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kindle -
To light or set on fire
Stuck in the cold wilderness, Mitch had to kindle a pile of sticks so he wouldn't freeze to death.
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babble -
To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
Monica worked at home, and sometimes her 1 year old Charlie sat in her lap, and he babbled away about all sorts of things that she didn’t understand.
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Move
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depart -
To leave a place, especially to start a journey.
Our flight departs at 8:30 a.m., so we need to get to the airport early in the morning.
