Unit 8 - Movement And Transport

Front 1

clamber (v)

Back 1

to climb with difficulty

Front 2

clench (v)

Back 2

to close a part of your body tightly because you are angry or upset

Front 3

clutch (v)

Back 3

to hold someone or something firmly (because you are afraid or in pain, or because you don't want to lose them)

Front 4

creep (v)

Back 4

move quietly and slowly

Front 5

drift (n)

Back 5

- a slow and gradual change from one situation or opinion to another
- the meaning that someone is trying to express

Front 6

fumble (v)

Back 6

to try to hold, move or find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful or graceful (dò dẫm, lần mò)

Front 7

glide (v)

Back 7

to move in a smooth and easy way with no noise

Front 8

grasp (v)

Back 8

to take and hold something or someone very tightly

Front 9

leap (v)

Back 9

to jump over something

Front 10

leap (n)

Back 10

an especially long or high jump

Front 11

refugee (n)

Back 11

người lánh nạn, người tị nạn

Front 12

roam (v)

Back 12

to move or travel with no particular purpose

Front 13

skid (v)

Back 13

to slide across the ground in an uncontrolled way

Front 14

skid (n)

Back 14

a sudden uncontrolled slide across the ground, esp by a vehicle

Front 15

stride (v)

Back 15

to walk with energy and confidence

Front 16

stride (n)

Back 16

a long confident step

Front 17

velocity (n)

Back 17

the speed that something moves at in one direction

Front 18

cargo (n)

Back 18

things that being sent by ship, plane, train or truck

Front 19

charter (v)

Back 19

to hire a boat, plane or bus, esp for use by a group of people

Front 20

commute (v)

Back 20

to travel regularly to and from work

Front 21

legroom (n)

Back 21

the amount of space in front of your seat in which you can stretch your legs

Front 22

load (n)

Back 22

the goods that a vehicle carries

Front 23

passerby (n)

Back 23

someone who is walking pass a place, esp when an accident or violent event happens

Front 24

pier (n)

Back 24

bến tàu, cầu tàu

Front 25

quay (n)

Back 25

ke, bến (cảng)

Front 26

return fare (n phr)

Back 26

the money you pay for a journey to and from a place

Front 27

round trip (n phr)

Back 27

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back to your starting point

Front 28

steer (v)

Back 28

to control the direction in which a vehicle moves