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give someone a frightB1phrase

to frighten someone suddenly, for a short moment

Sulley’s job is to give a sleeping child a fright.

scared stiffB1phrase

so frightened that you cannot move

The monsters are scared stiff of human children.

not bat an eyelidB2phrase

to show no reaction at all to something shocking

Boo doesn’t bat an eyelid when she meets Sulley.

jump out of your skinB1phrase

to be so startled that your body moves before you think

Mike jumps out of his skin about once an hour.

spookedB2adjective

suddenly uneasy about something you cannot quite see

They get spooked by a noise in the corridor.

terrifiedB1adjective

very frightened indeed

The monsters are terrified of the children.

lose your nerveB2phrase

to have courage and then feel it go

Waternoose’s scarers keep losing their nerve on the floor.

send a shiver down your spineB2phrase

to give you a sudden cold feeling in your body

Watching the recording sends a shiver down Sulley’s spine.

face your fearsB1phrase

to go towards what frightens you instead of away from it

The story asks Sulley to face his fears.

pluck up the courageB2phrase

to gather courage slowly, a little at a time

Mike has to pluck up the courage to follow him.

creativeA2adjective

full of new ideas

Critics praised the creative world of doors and scare floors.

cuddlyB1adjective

soft, and nice to hug

Sulley is enormous, and somehow the most cuddly monster ever drawn.

noisyA2adjective

loud and full of sound

The scare floor is a noisy place, all sirens and machines.

hardworkingA2adjective

putting real effort in

Sulley is the most hardworking scarer in the building.

sweetA2adjective

kind, gentle and lovely

Audiences still call Sulley and Boo’s friendship the sweetest thing Pixar has made.