Vocabulary from Never Stop on the Motorway

1. Vocabulary
Slip away:​ let go.
Example: ​I let her hand slip away and she fell into the pit.
Glance​: To direct the eyes at or toward something briefly
Example: ​I glanced back at the house and then kept walking.
To drift:​ float around on land
Example: ​We drifted to the shore in our boats.
Threat​: menace, intent to hurt
Example: ​He threatened to kill me​.
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Amicable​: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable

2. Example: ​John is amicable and nice.
Go to almost every length​: to do whatever is necessary
Ex: ​I would go to almost every length to get him back.
Grumble​: complain
Example:
­We're going to buy ice­cream
­I hate ice­cream­ I grumbled.
Bringing up​: subject: raise
Example: ​When someone brings up the topic of their father, they get really sad.
Groaned​: vocal sound
Example:
­We're not going to bring him with us­ I groaned in complaint.
Came to halt​: to stop; to slow down and stop
Example: ​I slowly woke up as the car came to a halt.

3.
Fumbled​:to feel or grope about clumsily
Crowded​: Filled to excess
Ex: ​The stadium was crowded with people.
Slammed her foot on the brakes​: To violently push the brakes.
Ex: ​I slammed my foot on the brakes when I noticed a person in the middle of the road.

4.
Thump​: A blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound.
Dazzle:​To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
Example: ​The hospital lights dazzled me.
Slowed down:​ Lose velocity.
Example: I ​slowed down as I came closer to a curve.
Speed up: ​Go faster.
Example: ​I sped up because I was running out of time.
Snatch a look​: To look briefly
Example:​ I snatched a look at the man in the door and then hopped into my car.

5.
Overtake​: To catch up with
Example: ​I overtook the 1st runner and won the race.
Pile up:​ A quantity of objects stacked together.
Example: ​I piled up the magazines on my desk and left
Blasted​: Used as an intensive.
Example: The explosion blasted through my ears.
Horn​: A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an
automobile horn.
Example: ​I pressed the horn so the car in front of me would move.

6.
Swerved back into:​ Swerving and weaving down the road to get through traffic.
Example: ​The traffic was so crowded that it took me 10 minutes to swerve back into it.
Menacingly​: something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
Example: ​He shot me a glance, menacingly
­Don't you dare.
Tremble​: to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear,excitement,
weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
Example: ​The cold numbed my whole body a suddenly I started to tremble.
Spotted​: Seen somewhere.
Example: ​Leonardo DiCaprio has been spotted at the train station with his family.
Relief​:alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress,oppression, etc.
Example: ​As soon as I saw him, I let out a sigh of relief.

7. Twist​: to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions, so that parts
previously in the same straight line and plane are located in a spiral curve.
Example: ​I twisted the end of the cable so that it would charge.
Turn​: to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate
Example: I turned left in Vicente López.
Skidded into​: to slide along without rotating, as a wheel to which a brake has been applied.
Exmple: I skidded into the road.
Head on collision:​ A head­on collision is a traffic collision where the front ends of two
vehicles such as cars, trains, ships or planes hit each other in opposite directions, as
opposed to a side collision or rear­end collision.
Ex: The accident had consisted on a head on collision
To lurch​: An act or instance of swaying abruptly.
Example: I lurched the lamp at his head.

8. Retaliated​:To return like for like, especially evil for evil. take revenge.
Example: He had stolen from me so I had to retaliate him.
Pull lever with​: A lever is a handle, sticking out at an angle, that allows you to operate a
machine or close a door . When you pull the lever of a voting booth, you both cast your ballot
and open the curtain.
Bounced​: To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
Example: The ball bounced against the pavement.
Chasing me​: Being followed
Example:​ The dog had been chasing me for 2 hours.
Grabbed​: To take or grasp suddenly.
Example: ​I grabbed his arm and told him to be careful.

9.
Aimed​: to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose.
Example: ​I grabbed the gun and aimed at his head.
Pull over:​ To stop driving a car.
Example: ​I pulled over to check on my brakes and the I continued driving.
Crouched​: to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with
fear.
Example: ​I crouched to the floor so she couldn't see me coming.