ENGLISH VERBS (C2)

The critics ma? the director's new film. (criticize harshly) // The lion tamer was ma? by one of the lions. (animal: attack).

declu? your desk can make your more productive (ordenar).

He was cudg? to death. (to beat with a cudgel).

The old man was whe? as he struggled up the stairs. (resollar).

The fitness instructor told the class to uncl....? their muscles and relax. (relajar, soltar músculos).

I've sort of got an idea for a novel but it hasn't really "cuajarse" yet.

The light shi? on the water. (to shine with or reflect a soft light:).

Si? the soup for fifteen minutes, until the vegetables are soft. (hervir a fuego lento tu mirada).

Sarah is always whing? about having too much homework. (complain).

Leonard will do anything for you if you ask him nicely: there's no need to brow? him (coerce, bully).

The guards "encadenaron" the prisoner and took him to solitary confinement. (fe...).

Richard quoted a number of experts to but? his argument. (reinforce, support).

Excessive ordinances seem to be hamstr? the neighborhood's development. (make ineffective, paralizar).

After Brian was declared schizophrenic, he was com?. (internar, ingreesar).

The lion crept up on the oblivious zebra and poun?. (lanzarse).

If they offered me a job, I'd pou? on it. (pillar al vuelo).

A blood vessel rupt?, causing sudden death. (romperse).

Helen "dar un empujón" the chair out of her way. (sh....).

llevar a alguien como marinero por la fuerza loc verb   (figurado) secuestrar⇒ vtr forzar a alguien a loc verb forzar a alguien a hacer algo loc verb.

Randall was strag? because of his injured foot, and could not keep up with the group. (rezagarse).

Housewives used to spend a lot of time chur? butter (batir).