Quail:
(a) a small bird which is often shot and eaten
(b) be afraid, tremble
Ram:
(a) an adult male sheep
(b) run into (something) very hard (c) force into place with heavy pressure (d) ram home (a fact or idea) – makes fully understand or accept
Rat:
(a) animal like a large mouse
(b) rat on – betray (c) worthless disloyal person
Rook:
(a) large black bird, like a crow
(b) one of the powerful pieces in the game of chess (c) cheat
Seal:
(a) a large shiny animal without legs,which eats fish and live partly on land and partly in the sea
(b) fasten or close (as if) with a seal (c) make (more) certain, formal or solemn (d) set the seal on – bring to an end in a suitable way (e) seal someone's fate – make someone's death or punishment certain (f) seal off – close tightly so as not to allow entrance or escape
Sheep:
(a) animal that eats grass, farmed for its wool and meat
(b) black sheep – person who is easily led (c) black sheep of a group – everyone else in the group is good except that one person is bad
Shrew:
(a) very small mouse like animal
(b) bad-tempered angry woman
Skunk:
(a) small North American animal which gives out an unpleasantly smelly liquid when attacked
(b) person who is bad, unfair, etc.
Sloth:
(a) animal of South America that moves slowly
(b) to be a sloth – lazy
Slug:
(a) a small, slow-moving creature with a long, slimy body, like a snail without a shell
(b) hit hard (c) amount of strong alcoholic drink taken at one swallow (d) bullet
Snake:
(a) a long, thin reptile with no legs
(b) move twistingly (c) a snake in the grass – a false friend
Shark:
(a) large dangerous fish with sharp teeth
(b) a person clever at getting money from others in dishonest ways
Posted by Jade Dame
[To be continued]
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