Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Chapter one.

to bear

accept bad situation

a drill

a tool for making a hole

beefy

discribes somone who looks strong, healthy, heavy and powerful

to shudder

to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought of feeling

dull

not very intresting or exciting in any way, just boring

to wrestle

to fight with someone by holding them and trying to throw them to the grund

tawny

brownish-yellow in colour

a owl

to flutter

to move wings with a very fast action AND to move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements, or to make something move in this way AND if your heart or pulse flutters, its regular movements suddenly become quicker because you are excited or nervous

a cereal = serial

food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk

a tantrum

an occasion when someone suddenly behaves in a very angry and unreasonable way, often screaming, crying, or refusing to obey someone. This word is usually used about children

to chortle

to laugh because you are enjoying something

peculiar

the same meaning as bizarre, strange

to jerk

to move or to make something move with a sudden short sharp movement and to pull something suddenly using a lot of force

a steering wheel

the wheel in a vehicle that you hold and turn to control the direction it travels in

a cloak

a type of coat that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past

a bumper

a bar fixed to the front and back of a car, etc. to reduce the effect if it hits anything

huddle of

a lot of people

excitedly

with a big fascination

to swoop

to move quickly and suddenly downwards through the air, especially in order to attack or catch someone or something

on the contrary

the opposite fact, event or situation

to dash

to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry

to stroke

a gentle movement of your hand across skin, hair, or fur

to stumble

fall or almost fall while you are walking or running

squeaky

making a short high noise

a dear = a deer

= darling = a large brown animal with long thin legs. The adult male deer is called a stag and may have antlers growing from its head. The female deer is called a doe and a young deer is called a fawn.

to rejoice

to feel very happy about something, or to celebrate something in a happy way

sir

used as a polite way of speaking to a man

a root

the part of a plant that grows under the ground, also part of hair/tooth/nail which is under skin

a spot

place where someone or something is

a rattle

a baby’s toy that rattles when it is shaken

as humble as you are

still be so modest as you are, even when you know that you have the reason to be proud

to rattle

if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking sounds as it moves or shakes

to drill

way of teaching, military training

a stroke

a medical condition in which blood is suddenly blocked and cannot reach the brain AND an unexpected but important event or action AND a hit made with someone’s hand, a stick, or another object AND a gentle movement of your hand across skin, hair, or fur AND a style of swimming

to huddle

meet a lot of people in the same place

a dash

a small amount of something that is added to something else AND an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly AND name of this mark (—)

a dashboard

part inside a car where the speedometer and other instruments are

PHRASE: Flatter your eyelashes at someone

if a woman flutters her eyelashes at a man, she tries to make him think she is attractive by looking at him in a special way

to obey a command/an order/rules/the law

to do what you are told or expected to do

a force

physical strength AND the power or energy produced by one thing hitting another AND the influence or powerful effect that someone has AND a power that makes an object move or that changes the way it moves AND a group of people doing military or police work AND name of the army, navy, and air force of a country

a bar

a piece of something with straight sides