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To move something quickly up and down or side to side.
Used to express what will happen in the future, or to make a suggestion or offer, especially in formal English.
Not deep, or, when describing a person, lacking serious thought or genuine feeling.
A painful feeling caused by knowing you have done something wrong, or something regrettable.
The outer form or outline of something.
To give part of what you have to someone else, or to use something together.
A large fish with rows of sharp teeth, found in oceans around the world.
Having a thin edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
Used to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned or known.
A farm animal with a thick woolly coat, often raised for its wool or meat.
A large piece of thin material, such as paper or cloth, or a flat piece of bedding.
A flat board fixed to a wall or inside furniture, used for holding objects.
The hard outer covering of an egg, nut, or certain sea creatures.
A place that gives protection from bad weather or danger.
A flat piece of protective equipment held or worn to block blows or objects.
To move or change position, direction, or focus.
To shine with a soft, faint, unsteady light.
The front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
To give off or reflect a bright light.
Reflecting light, bright and polished.
A large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea.
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body, usually with a collar, sleeves, and buttons down the front.
To shake slightly, usually because you feel cold or scared.
A sudden, upsetting surprise, or a medical condition following severe injury.
Feeling great surprise or distress because of something unexpected or unpleasant.
An outer covering worn on the foot, usually made of leather or fabric.
Coverings worn on the feet, usually with a firmer sole than a sock or slipper.
To fire a weapon, or to move quickly in a particular direction, or to film something.
An incident in which a gun is fired, or the act of filming.
A small building or room where goods are sold.
The activity of buying goods from stores.
A large building or group of buildings containing many different shops.
The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or large river.
Small in length, height, or duration.
A brief work of fiction, usually focused on a single event or a small number of characters.
A situation in which there is not enough of something needed.
Having less height or length than something else.
Having the least length of all, in a group of three or more things.
Trousers that end above the knee.
An act of firing a gun, or a single photograph, or an attempt at something.
Used to say what is the right or sensible thing to do.
The joint where your arm connects to your body.
To say something loudly, especially to get attention or express strong emotion.
To let someone see something, or to make something clear.
A device that sprays water from above so a person can wash while standing.
A small, edible sea creature with a curved body and long antennae, related to the lobster.
To become smaller in size, often because of heat or water.
Land dominated by low, woody shrubs rather than tall trees or open grass.