"THE WHOMPING WILLOW"
conjure up
- to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic
sumptuous
- very impressive and expensive
mouthwatering
- food that is mouth-watering looks or smells extremely good
treacle pudding
bawl
- to shout in a loud voice [= yell]:
that's the ticket
- that's perfect. that's what I needed.
compost
- a mixture of decayed plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil
tufted
- with a tuft or tufts
tuft
- a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base
seedling
- a young plant or tree grown from a seed
begonia
- a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers
spiky
- having long sharp points
feeler
- one of the two long things on an insect's head that it uses to feel or touch things
(더듬이)
chap
- a man, especially a man you know and like:
squirm
- to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or
to get free from something which is holding you
flail
- to wave your arms or legs in an uncontrolled way:
gnash (your teeth)
- to be very angry or unhappy about something, or to move your teeth against each other
so that they make a noise, especially because you are unhappy or angry
traipse
- to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored
scuttle
- to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are afraid and do not want to be
noticed
engulf
- to completely surround or cover something
file
- if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line:
whack
- to hit someone or something hard
overcast
- dark with clouds
mousy
- mousy hair is a dull brown colour
transfixed
- unable to move because you are very surprised, shocked, frightened, interested etc:
tentative
- done without confidence
blankly
- in a way that shows no emotion, understanding, or interest
rake
- to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving across an area
scathing
- a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely
thuggish
- thuggish behaviour is violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others
crony
- one of a group of people who spend a lot of time with each other - used to show disapproval
pipe up
- to suddenly say something, especially when you have been quiet until then
menacing
- making you expect something unpleasant
shrill
- a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant:
knot
- a small group of people standing close together
conjure up
- to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic
sumptuous
- very impressive and expensive
mouthwatering
- food that is mouth-watering looks or smells extremely good
treacle pudding
bawl
- to shout in a loud voice [= yell]:
that's the ticket
- that's perfect. that's what I needed.
compost
- a mixture of decayed plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil
tufted
- with a tuft or tufts
tuft
- a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base
seedling
- a young plant or tree grown from a seed
begonia
- a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers
spiky
- having long sharp points
feeler
- one of the two long things on an insect's head that it uses to feel or touch things
(더듬이)
chap
- a man, especially a man you know and like:
squirm
- to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or
to get free from something which is holding you
flail
- to wave your arms or legs in an uncontrolled way:
gnash (your teeth)
- to be very angry or unhappy about something, or to move your teeth against each other
so that they make a noise, especially because you are unhappy or angry
traipse
- to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored
scuttle
- to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are afraid and do not want to be
noticed
engulf
- to completely surround or cover something
file
- if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line:
whack
- to hit someone or something hard
overcast
- dark with clouds
mousy
- mousy hair is a dull brown colour
transfixed
- unable to move because you are very surprised, shocked, frightened, interested etc:
tentative
- done without confidence
blankly
- in a way that shows no emotion, understanding, or interest
rake
- to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving across an area
scathing
- a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely
thuggish
- thuggish behaviour is violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others
crony
- one of a group of people who spend a lot of time with each other - used to show disapproval
pipe up
- to suddenly say something, especially when you have been quiet until then
menacing
- making you expect something unpleasant
shrill
- a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant:
knot
- a small group of people standing close together
