shiver		Josh pulled his coat tightly around him and shivered.
wilt		The plants were wilting due to the lack of rain.
swollen	hinchado, desbordado	-Helen's heel was swollen because of the infected blisters. - The river was swollen after the heavy rains.
bobbed hair		to bob one's hair
dive		-The boy dove from the top of the cliff into the sea - Dave had the opportunity to dive on his last holiday. - The acrobats dove into the nets.
whirlpools		Keep away from the whirlpool after the second set of rapids.
lenses		Harry bought a new lens for his camera before his trip
steady	inmutable	-Petrol prices remained steady this month. -Tom checked the chair was steady, before standing on it.
slicker
galoshes
cheerfully	alegremente	Peter hummed cheerfully to himself as he left his office.
slackening	aflojamiento, reducción	The school's slackening of the rules made students happy.
cozy	cómodo	A cold wind was blowing, but the house was warm and cozy inside.
showdown	momento decisivo, enfrentamiento	- The showdown ended with the boss firing Andrew. - The showdown ended with the boss firing Andrew.
prop	sostener	- Ursula propped the spade against the wall while she put the plant into the hole she had just dug
parlor	recepción	Jim uses the old “parlour” as his workshop.
swept		Could you just give the bathroom floor a sweep before our guests get here?
restlessly	preocupado, inquieto	-Tom was still not home and Agatha was restless -Nathan was trying desperately to sleep, but his restless mind kept rerunning the day's events -Bill had spent a restless night and the last thing he wanted to do was go to work. -A restless wind blew through the trees.
clogged	tapado	The patient's myocardial infarction was due to a clogged artery.
pry	o curiosear	-The robbers pried the door with a crowbar. - Tim's boss always wanted to know everything Tim got up to outside of work; he was always prying and Tim hated it.
snatch	-arrebatar -fragmentos	-The thief made a snatch for Alex's phone. -From her seat in the corner of the crowded café, Allison could hear snatches of conversation. - Sometimes there would be brief snatches when Peter forgot about Amanda completely
chunks	trozos, cortar en trozos	-Father gets to eat the biggest chunk of meat in the stew. - Chunk the carrots and then put them in the soup.
rafts		-The yacht was in trouble, so the captain inflated the raft. -The survivors of the shipwreck combed the island for wood to build a raft.
arks	arca	According to the Bible story, Noah built the ark to save human and animal life from a great flood.
crested	llegar a la cima
bare	desnudo	He suffered cuts to his bare feet from all the sharp stones.
tightly	firmemente	Harriet tied the parcel tightly.
panicky	panicado	The actor became panicky at the thought of going on stage with a big pimple.
haste	prisa	Justin was nervous, and his haste led to a lot of mistakes
overflow		I poured too much milk into the jug and the overflow ran down the sides
clutched	agarrar	The old woman clutched her purse as she crossed the street.
steering	control	-Thanks to Rachel's expert steering, the boat got safely into harbour. -As he went around the tight corner, Jeremy realised with horror that something was wrong with the steering.
receding	-qué se aleja -que se desvanece	-The receding waters at low tide revealed garbage on the beach. -Nancy was saddened by the receding memory of her dead mother.
upstream	río arriba, ir contracorriente	-he boat sailed upstream - The upstream section of the river is difficult to navigate.
threat	amenaza	The thief's threat was enough to get everyone to cooperate.
ravine	quebradas, barrancas	The ravine was a popular place to go swimming.
tar	alquitrán, Brea, alquitránar	The smoker's lungs were choked with tar.
glee	júbilo	The little girl clapped her hands with glee when she saw the pony.
vagary	capricho	The vagaries of the weather affect how much electricity a wind farm can generate.
muddy		Sarah's expensive shoes were muddy after she walked in the rainstorm.
sheets		We change the sheets on the bed every week.
buckles		Fasten the buckle on your seat belt.
jingling	tintinear, tintineante	The coins jingled in her purse.
whistle	silbar, silbato	-Mary whistled as she walked along the lane. - The whistle signalled the end of the game. - The referee blew his whistle.
prow
rushed	acelerado	It was obviously rushed work, containing a lot of mistakes.
reach	alcanzar, contactar, estirarse para	-Have you reached Philadelphia yet? If not, keep driving. -Let me see if I can reach him to ask him about the party. -He reached for the book.
streamlet
swamped	inundado, abrumado	-The water overflowed the sink, swamping the kitchen floor. - The translator's clients were swamping her with work and she had no time to do anything else.
capsize	volcarse	When the ferry capsized, 28 people drowned
cheered	animado	The fans cheered enthusiastically.
righted	corregir	She righted her affairs.
grim	desalentador	The situation looked grim as more and more refugees came over the border.
gust		A sudden gust of wind almost knocked Katy off her feet
rattled	agitado	Ben's outburst really rattled Steve.
reaper	segador
ruthless	despiadado	Marsha is ruthless; she'll trample over anyone to get what she wants
flushed		You look all flushed from running.
flush	o rubor	I hope you flushed the toilet.
fussy	exigente	John's mom was very fussy about the way he did his chores